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1HU UtU: OMAHA. TIU'llUY. MAKCll 30, j::,
Only 'Miracle1
Can Avert Coal
Strike April 1
Authraiite lag? Comrart
Men Gird Sflvfi for Long
Irupple 0cr Mincn'
Demand.
thii4iio, March Ii!tiiui
iiuneri will join llie lution-wule coal
otrtke ft (or April 1 and, no liope ot
a postponfmeni or of iniiution of a
r).ari kiatr ( agreement could
fie found. Prank l arrington. prei
dent of llie Itlinoi miner, lold htmU
i the iate operator' ootiort 1"
(onference here today. Only n
tmttf.rty toulj change the situa
tion which now prevent him froia
negotiating a new wage contract,
Mr. FarrinKton told the operator, it
wti learned.
ew York. March ".-( By A. I'.)
-Casing aside "remote fi
l.ility" the prospect c-f witling their
difference in time to avert the gen
eral irike et for three dayi hence,
member of the anthracite subcom
mittce on wage contract negotiation
today girded themselves for a long.
I ard struggle over the miner' 19
demands.
"Nothing but a mitacle the im
mediate acceptance of eac hand every
one of our demand can avert the
strike now." aid Thoma Kennedy,
district president of the United Mine
"Workers.
Strike to Begih April 1.
' "Under the present circumstance,
it is probable that the suspension
will go into effect April 1. according
to the miner' program," said S. B.
Varrincr, vice president of the Le
high Coal and Navigation company.
Although sanguine of the ultimate
success of the negotiations now in
progress, the six other members of
the anthracite subcommittee, corn-
nosed of union chiefs and mine oper
ators, were convinced that the mines
wouid be evacuated Saturday.
With discussion of the miners' aV
mand for a 20 per cent increase,
scheduled to begin today, after two
weeks devoted to general surveys of
economic and labor conditions in
Pennsylvania, unioiuchiefs and mine
operators began to drift into the city
to be at the scene of developments.
Philip Murray, vice president of the
United Mine Worker of America,
scouts the report that importation of
British mined soft coal will lessen
the danger of a bituminous coal
shortage and thereby hurt the cause
of the miners in the forthcoming
strike. '
"Any attempt on the part of the
United States shipping board to im
port foreign coal probably would
have the sympathy of the public," he
said, "and thereby create sentiment
against the strike. But the actual
effect toward prevention of a short
age or extension of the available
supply would be negligible.
Miners Determined.
As the wage negotiations proceed,
'the miners are becoming more and
more determined that the next con
tract shall contain an inviolable pro
vision for installation of the checkoff
system in all anthracite mines. One
member of the committee of eight
last night declared that, unless such
provision was made, all negotiations
toward termination of the impending
strike would amount to nothing.
Mr. Warriner, of the operators,
dismissed thj question of the miners'
demand for the checkoff with the,
statement that "it has come up in
every wage conference in the last
20 years." ..
To Enforce New Scale.
Morgantown, W. Va., March 29.
The board of directors of the Mor
gantown Coal association, con
trolling 65 operating mines in West
Virginia, at a meeting here decided
unanimously to enforce, beginning
April 1, the scale adopted at a meet
ing held in Pittsburgh on February
' 4. This scale is comparatively the
same as that ntvv in force i t the non
union districts of Pennsylvania, W.
E. Watson, president of the associa
tion, announced, and is about 30 per
cent below the present scale.
Naval and Gas Pacts
Ratified by Senate
(Continued From Pace One.)
' ted States gave up nothing vital
strategically.
Senator Harrison, Mississippi, the
most fiery partisan spokesman of
the democratic side, hastened to put
in the democratic claim for credit
for assisting in the accomplishment
of the naval reduction. He reviewed
the record at length to show the
democrats had always supported the
provisions of the naval agreement,
even while they were fighting the
four-power pact. He praised Sena
tor Borah and ex-President Wilson
as the two men who deserved most
of the credit for arousing public
opinion in favor of naval limitation,
without which the conference could
not have been a success.
Senator King Pessimistic.
Senator King, Utah, democrat,
took a pessimistic view of the out
look under the naval agreement. The
millenium was not at hand, he as
serted, and the results of the arma
ment conference would fall short of
.the expectations of the' people. Ex
penditures on aircraft, aircraft car
riers and submarines would increase
rapidly, he predicted, and the actual
savings on the naval budget would
he comparatively small. The outlay
for the navv for the 10 years would
average $350,000,000 0 $400,000,000
annually, he prophesied.
The submarine and gas treaty
would not be worth the paper it is
written upon in the next year, Sena
tor Wadsworth, New York, republi
can, chairman of the military af
fairs committee,' asserted. It was
easy to ban the use of poison gu on
paper, he said, but nations engaged
in deadly combat would easily find
excuses to use any weapon to save
their national existence. He voted
for those treaties.
Heaviest Hiker, 281,
Crashes Into Omaha
Widow of Ex-Congressman
Dies at Falls City Home
' Falls City. Neb.. . March 29.
Mrs. A. J. Weaver, widow of former
Congressman A. J. Weaver, died here
Wednesday night. She was well
"known over the state and in her early
days was a prominent W. C. T. C,
n arler. - - . 't
o
y
Frank Meek
With a grin as broad as his 281
pounds avoirdupois, Frank Meek, 28,
"the world's heaviest hikerv" crashed
into Omaha Tuesday on a jaunt
from Danville, 111., to Hollywood,
Cal., in six months.
l rank is taking this little stroll for
his health, and he promised the folks
back home he'd lose 75 pounds by
the time he reached Omaha.
Rut the scales showed he
weighed 281 pounds when he arrived
here, a drop of only 24 pounds from
his 305 at Danville.
Frank left Danville February 24
and met two blizzards, several rains
and plenty of mud on the way to
Omaha. While here he's visiting his
cousin, Mrs. Clarence Hersh, 922
North Twenty-ninth street, and,
after a short visit, will hit the trail
again for sunny California.
New Tax Instructions
Are Given Assessors
Lincoln, March 29. Orders to dis
regard previous instructions relative
to listing bonds and warrants of
state or other governmental subdi
visions for taxation purposes and ad
vices that Liberty bonds and other
exempt "obligations of the -United
States cannot be deducted from the
capital stock assessment of an'y Ne-'
braska corporation, are contained in
letters being mailed out to county
assessors by W. H. Osborne, state
tax commissioner, following up the
supreme court decision of yesterday.
The instructions in the former,
however, will not interfere with the
listing and assessment of other per
sonal property, Mr. Osborne stated.
Instructions also were given not to
permit any deduction from the capi
tal stock assessment of Nebraska
corporations for intangible properties.
Concerts Popular Seatinpr ra
pacity in the Schmoller & Mueller
Piano company recital hall has been
increased to 300 because of the pop
ularity of the Saturday concerts. The
next concert will be held in the hall
next Saturday at 3:30 p. tn.
Assessors Hear
Explanation of
High State Tax
I George A. William Trll
Jf ffrrot County School of
lurqtiulilift Many
Motor Ki'iir
!.u Inn y. SVb, Ma'ili ."),-. Spe
cut.) O. K. June, tomuy acor
of Jefferson comm. held a school
of iutructint at laiiWy tur tff
ciiut sescir. tltorge A. Wil
lianii, a I Ki'Utur o? I ilinme county,
iws promt and on the imraui fur
a ux t i'W.
Mr. William trvM in the lal
ti'unl.ir sciiiti oi the Wi.lutute a
chairman of the rommitir on rev
enue and ux and Iris talk on
matter prrtamiug to t.ic. He aid
that one of the principal reports for
high Ut i due tu the fact that
large corporations wth over a tuit
ion dollar rapit.it lit fr taxation
le than lull of their hold. He
gave ft an example an Omaha cor
poration capitalized for $.'.500,1)00
which listed its actual valuation for
uk purpose at $i50.i0d.
He a No aid that in 09 more
than 20.0)0 fewer automobile were
turned to Nebraska assessor than
the number of licences iued bv Ne
braska treasurer, which proved that
men owning several can are hting
for tax purpose only a part of them.
He plead, for equity of lav. He
favored a regulation requiring rich
and poor to list everything at actual
valuation as a means of reducing the
present excessive tat.
n in i
Loniniereuu uud
Meeting Planned
Secretaries Will Hold Confer
ence in Lincoln to Dis
cuss Problems.
'Shot Down Without
Warning by Woman
y
in
Hannah Novak.
Hamuli Novak. 2i. daughter r f
Mr. and Mr. amucl Novak, who
lived at liV) Catclar afreet, Omaha,
tome year ago. wat hot and in
taiitly ki!!d at Tula. Ok!., by Mr.
I.IwjiH'th Mirrriil, proprietor ot
looming house, according to a di
patch received here yctcrday.
Mr. ShVrrill told the police the
ciil "liutl broken up her home." Mis
Jennie Kcdi'icld, former principal,
I astii.ir chool teacher and nvigh
hoi who knew Hannah, scouted the
idea th.it she was mixed up in any
love triangle.
The Novak family moved to Tul.-a
; during the oil rush when the father
I became interested in the JUd-Co
I n ami Supply company there. .
The girl was shot while seated in
an atitoiiiobile. Mrs. bhernll an
proached the car with a gun hidden
under her wraps and then fired upon
the unsu.spertinij girl.
Grand Island. Neb.. March 29
(Special.) The Nebraska organiza
tion of commercial secretaries' con-
icrencc will be held in Lincoln April
12. The general nature will be a
round-table discussion, doing away
with the formality of the member
rising to his feet for discussion. The
program Committee, consisting of
Mrs. Esther Stock Kroeger of
Kearney and Ronald Kingslcy of
Falls City, has prepared the follow
ing program:
' Thn Budget How to I'rorura It In a
Town of 6,000 or I.tn." llnrrmon Elllu't.
Columbu. I.dr of ' dlscuatlon. K. P.
Walter. I)rottn now.
"Co-Operation with Farming, Commun
ity Th Bent and Sloet F:f(tlve Wny
to Brlnr it About," BoualU KliiKt.-y.
Falls City. I.eidern ot ilincuiuiion, H. II.
Atwood, Chester; .Miss Uratcr Kucknian,
Scottsbluff.
"Committer How to Srlet, Function
nil Procure IlesulK." Wl S. Whittnn. Lin
coln. Leaders of rilncUMlon. .1. K. Nichols,
Valley; Harry Hugo. Deehler.
general discuftMon on the subject:
"Conventions To What Kxtent Should
Towns Entertain Convention?'' Leader
of dtscusaion, George WoIk. Prrmout.
"Member How to Make Them Feel
They Are Getting RenelNs From the
Commercial Organization." ' A.--1I. Cireen,
Valentine. Leader of discussion, J. U.
Rounds', Wood Klver.
"Freo Community Kntertsinmentp
Should A Chamber of Commerce Foster
Them nnd Should the Chamber Cover
Every Field of Community Endeavor?"
Frank H. Beels, Hastings. Leader of dis
cussion, Adotuh 11-ld. Holdrcge,
"The Chamber of Commerce Secretary
ship Is it a Profession or a JObVS" lead
er, J. David Larson, Omaha. '
"The Best Method of Handling Bequests
From Out of Town Concerns Desiring In
formations and Lists of Certain Dealers,"
leador, C. E. Jones. Beatrice
"Municipal and County Affairs To What
Kstent Should a Secretary interest Him
self in This Subject and How to Keep in
Touch with These Matters, ' leader, E. M.
Beaty. Blair.
"New Members Advisability of Accept
or New Members Before The Individual
Becomes a Legal Voter in Trecinct," lead
er, C. L. Kelly, Nebraska City.
"Credit Bureau Should a Credit Bur
eau Function in Connection With The
Chsmber of Commerce?" leader. A. W.
Ballanger. York.
"The Free Tourist Park and Accomo
dations Is it a Paying Proposition V
leader, IT. C. Loutzenheiser, Gothenburg.
Insurance Agents
j Meet at North Platte
North Platte. Neb.. March 20.
(Special.) The fifteenth annual con
vention of the Nebraska association
of local fire insurance agents opened
in this city this forenoon with an at
tendance of about 100. Mayor Kvans
delivered an address cf welcome
which was responded to by Frank B.
Martin of Omaha. President K. R.
Goodman of this city gave the an
nual address and a report was made
by Secretary-Treasurer J. li. Sebas
tian. Following lunch at the F.Iks club.
Geo. B. Maldaur of the underwriters
laboratories of Chicago gave an il
lustrated lecture on "fire prevention
and its nccds Other addresses of
the afternoon were made by State
Insurance Commissioner V. B.
Young of Lincoln, C. T. Flower of
Grand Island and F'rank Hclvey o:
Omaha.
This evening a smoker was held at
the Elks home it which a varied pro
gram was given. F. B. Martin and
Koscoe Alexander, both of Omaha,
were the leading entertainers among
the visitors.
Tomorrow forenoon and afternoon
sessions will be held, and the con
vention will close with a 7 o'clock
banquet tendered by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Grand Island Farm Boy
Is Killed in Runaway
Grand Island, 'Neb., March 29.
(Special Telegram.) Theodore
Lueth, 13, is dead as the result ot
the running away of a team of horses
and the collision of the hayrack to
which they were hitched with a tele
phone pole., The boy sustained in
ternal injuries when violently hurled
from the wagon. The faniily resides
on a farm.
Let Fatima smokers
tell you
FATIMA
CIGARETTES
rH'A'7Y for
23'
Alwcyt Hthtt tmphultsm
tkn Iniiik Blent titanUntnt"
just tasU the difference !
Liggett k Myers Tobacco Co.
Assassins Trv
to Kill MiiukolT.
Russian leader
IVtiifr Kuiau Scn clary of
State Main r'rtMrutinj,' At
tciiit ltullt Sped t
Amipe Ciar' Death.
lierlin. March 2.-lUy A. 1')
An aitnupt was made to e,tiiiaic
I'rt.f. Paul ,N. MiluWrT, former min
j!( r of loreign alUir in the Julsn
provisional uomuuient, while he
was addressing a gathering o. Rus
sian lat night,
The attempt wa frustrated by
Vladimir Nahoukorf. who himself
W4 kilted by a bullet aimed at
Milukofl.
Professor Not Injured.
Prof. MdulolT was not in
jured, lie wa Immediately sur
rounded by friends, who hurried him
from the lull. I lis auiUtiU were
twa totnitr Kuuu Dliicris, who
shouted: "We will lue tevenge ur
ihe iirath w the rar!" a the lifd
trout (roiti i the auditorium.
I li of, MilukctT was s,,akuip on
t!i tecriit tisit to the I 'tilled Mate
and ireaidiutf ,!c Turopran .mu-
I fon. His addrss wa tiiotliTitte in
(tone and tuin p.itiiul,
,M. ,.uiiiii,ii wis sfurury oi
flat? in the tirt Ruau preliminary
cabinet inxUr Prime Lvutl, lie wa
a noted auihmity on cniuiiiol.itfy and
editor of the Khuii epapor l( ul
in licrbii.
Twelve Shot Fired.
N'tfhoukoi)' ux siMiit on the staite
behind Prof, Mihikoit. )c Uaped u
front of Milukoif the asain
fired and k!l dead with two bullet
through his body. evrr.il persons
in the audience were sightly wound
ed. About 12 sholt were lit id.
The shootnitf riratcd a tauic
amoni; the aud euce, w hich iiumhere I
about I, Slid, and many persons were
injured in the rush tr the cmi.
'llie tuo c.in-t i.iiutrs who were
arrested and charged with killing
Naboukoff and attempting to assas
sinate Prol. Mihkoif are Ptier
SchabfUki-Hrotk Hid Juribo, Ta
bowitki I'.oth suspects have been
identified by people who were on the
state whrn the st vu wrre Med, I-mi
the antlioittiis lhrtc utl.tr Kussmu
muna'thuU l o wcie uiipIicitrU
the plot ! a4ni4te M. Mlu-"'t
'llie pulve it iiuhiied U bchrtf
that the plot was ionMi,trJ by the
iiiiiiur itiouarchitts, w,n rr now
hol.luii; a rriigies in lleilm, M,
i.Miiukuii rtwi ironi rncr
day and amio'itHemeiti of Ms Iri ture
'had aituiitj t Urge audinue.
Uutly tf Ufatrtir X nr
Hero Kftuinrd for Uurial
llrstrne, Nrb,, March 2J liie.
dal Tclrgum ) The body t-f An
liming, lirjiiue buy who was killed
in the Argniiite torrt, I tame, n
tciitbrr Jo, 1'ilS, j. being troiiglit
hete for burul and will arrive at
Brotiklyii tomorrow, according to in.
formation received by his father.
(fraud Island io lliscus
$300,000 Srwcr nd N ote
Gund Island, Nrb, March 2V
(Special.) Mayor l.;ihetry is r
ranging for a public turning I riday
for the purpose of rspl.iiiiiug all of
ihr icaturet of the issiuuce of $2ui,.
IHKI in bond for oamtary sewerage
purposes, and $ho,inh) (or torui
sfwers.
Federal Juiljc Munger
Sends Woman to Jail
iui4 .:nd. cl. lf,Si ,.,
thpeciJ IVUgraitii.-l rdii Ja lge
Munger juipased .tn!iilt vl (.
das in 4' ti Maiie Mii', Me.
Uan, at whuw hoine a subbing i
tray lol U.t lecently, The only
charge against the wotiun was illeg.
l H'sfs"iMi ti li'iu.'f . 1 he sriunue
wa in dditin to Iter lonfuifu riu
iit M I since the airt.t,
I ied Itu.lue ot Krariiry, pV Jiiig
Cuiliv, was givm a rntritie t il rre
uoi.il.s on buu.tr tltaigts. An Nt
silV, id Kcjinrv tix. tiul. was
found guilty, and unci St tn f.or
t'liargi s.
1 tr. IVtrine was liurd fit Ut
vioUiing the tiugratory bud l4 ..
Jap I'r.; I'lu-nl W ill,
V. $. Ilalifitalioit of I'jtt
Tokio. Marh .-.-( ty A. P,)
The Japanese ies coiumnns Uor
ably on the rstnitatioti b? the t'tined
Stales of the four power treaty, but
gitea the "no alliaine' teeration
adopted by the seitaie a mixed re.
trr lion.
Month-End Sales
at Thompson, Belden's
Purchases Charged
during this sale
carried over to
May 1st Statements
Interesting Sale
of White Goods
$1.25 novelty striped gab
erdine and oxford skirt
ings, 59c a yard.
$1 "45-inch imported Swiss
organdie, crisp, perma
nent finish, 75c a yard. .
30c 36-inch soft finish
longcloth, 20c yard.
35c 3G-in. medium weight
nainsook, soft finish, no
starch or filling, 25c yard.
Linen Section
Lambskin
Gloves for $3.98
These twelve - button
French lambskin gloves,
in brown, beaver, mod?,
and white. $5 quality,
for $3.98 a pair.
Main Floor
Prophylactic
Tooth Brushes
23c Each
The handles are slightly
defective, but the brushes
are in perfect condition ;
with medium, soft or hard
bristles; very specially
priced for 23c.
Toilet Goods Section
Wash Frocks
lor Small Girls
Are Reduced
Dainty dresses of white
and colored organdies or
ginghams are offered for
very special prices.
$6.50 Frocks, $3.00
$8.00 Frocks, $3.75
$9.00 Frocks, $4.25
$13.50 Frocks, $6.25
$15.00 Frocks, $7.00
i $16.50 Frocks, $7.95
;' In sizes 6 to 12 'years.
Sonia Hair Nets
40c a Dozen
The cap and fringe styles
in light, medium and
dark brown, auburn,
blonde and black; spe
cial for 40c a dozen.
A Flannel Sport Skirt
for Only $10
; Three smart, attractive models in flannel
plain,-striped or checked. For sports
wear their value is unequalled, so fashion
able and serviceable they are all in one.
Third Floor
A Millinery Clearance
of Exceptional Interest
An offering which
is decidedly at
tractive, for it in
cludes higher
priced models of
the latest mode
all newest color
ings and styles.
Thursday for $4.45
Millinery, Fodrth Floor
$10.00 Sorosis Pumps
and Oxfords $7.65
r Oxfords of brown buck, trimmed with nar
row bands of leather in the same shade,
low walking heels and round toe.
Strap, slippers in both black and brown
buck with leather saddle straps to match,
military heels and light welt soles.
Thursday for $7.65
A Hand -Made Batiste
Blouse for $1.95
One hundred batiste
blouses all hand-made
fashioned in tuxedo
style, daintily trimmed
with hand-drawn work
and embroideries in five
different patterns, one
of which is illustrated at
the side. Sizes 34 to
46. Priced only $1.95.
TKe Blouse Shop Third Floor
n
a c
Remnants of Silk and
Wool Goods
About Half Price
Several hundred remnant lengths (one to
five yards), an accumulation from regular
stock, are offered for really exceptional
savings. All desirable weaves and
colorings.
Values That Will Not Disappoint
No Phone Orders
No C. O. D.'
Dainty collar and cuff sels
in Tuxedo and Pclet Pan
styles, are special for $1.19.
Hosiery Sales
-A pure thread silk hose'
with lisle tops and soles,
in black, white, navy,
and brown; $1.69 hose
for 98c a pair.
-Baby's woolen half hose
in black, brown, cadet,
green,-and champagne;
$1.25 and $1.10 qual
ity, 50c.
Main Floor
American Mink
Chokers
Special for
$24.75
Fur Shop, Third Floor ,
$3.00 A.B.C. Silk
Union Suits $1.98
Second Floor
Art Linens
Half Price
Art linens appropriate for
hand needlework, 18 in.
to 72 in. wide.
$1.00 linens, 50c yd.
$1.25 linens, 621ac yd.
$2.00 linens, $1.00 yd.
$3.00 linens, $1.50 yd.
$3.25 linens, $1.62 yd.
$1.50 linens, $2.25 yd.
Art Dept., Second Floor
Wash Goods
Sales
-75c, fine . quality, 40- ,
inch voile in lovely
plain colors, 49c a yard.
-75c, 36-inch cotton suit
ings, gaberdines and
beach cloths in sport
styles and plain shades, .
39c yard. ;
-35c, 30-inch serpentine
crepe in medium and
dark patterns, 25c a yd.
-30c, 27-inch cden cloth
in attractive stripe ef
fects, 19c a yard.
Second Floor
The Men's Shop
Specials
$1 all linen handkerchiefs,
plain or initialed, 65c.
50c all linen handker
chiefs for 35c; or 3 for $1.
Grinnell gauntlet driving
gloves, formerly priced
from $5.50 to $10, now
from $2.75 to $5.
$8.50 bath robes, in all
sizes, $5.95.
Msin Floor
A Lorraine
Corset for $3.95
Several styles are in
cluded in this unusual
sale of Lorraine cor-.
sets. Models fash
ioned of batiste, bro
cade, and some of
satin, all of which
were formerly priced
much higher, are now
offered for $3.95. .
Second Floor