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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1922)
THIS BEE: OMAHA, THUKSDAY. JUNE 15, 1922. Railroad Unions Here Start Vote on Strike Ballot Shop Crafts Men, 5,000 Strong, to Ballot on Walk out Because of Wage Cuti. Members of the railway ihop crafti in Omaha and Council Bluff, approximately 5.000 atrong, were to begin voting yeiterday nji the quel ticn of whether or not they favor a strike because of wage decreases. The ballots arrived here from Chi cago Monday. Each man will be given three ballots, ach of which calls for a "yes" or "no" vote. The first ballot pertains to the wage re duetion, the second to overtime rules and road service and the third to piece work and the "contracting out of shops by railroads," accord ing to J. A. Johnson, secretary and treasurer of the Union Pacific sys tem federation. Paying Straight Time. "Railroad employes have enjoyed time and a half on Sundays and holi days for more than 30 years,' said Mr. Johnson, commenting on the lecond ballot. "Now most railroads, by virtue of a decision of the labor board in 1921, when employes and carriers submitted the question of overtime to the board, pay but straight time on Sundays and holt days." Only one important road in the west is contracting out its shops, ac cording to Mr. Jonnson. Voting; Starts. Blacksmith! were expected to begin voting at the Central Labor temple some time yesterday, according to Mr. Johnson, and boilermakers were to begin casting their ballots last night at the same place, he said. The carmen, of whom there are about 1.000 in Council Bluffs, Oma ha and South Omaha, will start vot ing tonight and machinists may start their vote Friday flight, according to Mr. Johnson. Electricians and sheet metal workers may put their vote over until after Sunday. U. S. Completes Plan of Control Chain of Transmitting Stations Arranged for World-Wide Communication. By JOHN E. KENNEBECK. (Tblt I 1Hh lo.UllB.at Tk Bto'l ticn si n4i.) A new era of international commu nication is at hand; radio has come to relieve the submarine cables that in years past have been in control of one country England. With the advent of radio, America has an opportunity not only to strengthen her position in world communication but to make herself the world center of intercommunica tion. Radio offers a distinct advantage over the more expensive and cumber some submraine cable. It forms an invisible bond between nations. A cable may easily be cut in time of war and if it is not cut, impulses sent over it can be censored by its owners. In visible radio waves passing over the face of the earth cannot be cut When a radio message is sent it may reach all parts of the world. If it is trans mitted in code it may be confidential, and if it ia transmitted in plain lan guage, it is available to the world at large. t Commercial ControL The American plan for world-wide communication is nearly completed. It is pre-eminently a commercial one, a study of the scheme shows, and it will do much to make this country independent of foreign-controlled communication channels. We already have eight trane- oceanic stations in operation. For transatlantic work we have trans mitters at Marion, Mass.; Port Jef ferson, L. I.; New Brunswick, N. J., and Tuckertown, N. J. For trans pacific communication there are transmitters at Bolinas and San Diego, Cal., the latter station being for naval purposes. The navy also controls powerful transmitting sta tions at Arlington, Va., and Anna pot is, Md. The Bolinas station was built for communication with an other American station at Kahuku, Hawaii, whence messages can be re layed to Asiatic ports. Thus we see the importance of ra dio communication in the world. To morrow's article will treat of radio at sea. Hai Radio on Auto. P. E. Teale, 1746 South Twenty seventh street, gets a lot of enjoy ment from his radio activities. He took up radio telegraphy eight years ago and when radio telephony came into popularity recently he was ready to get into the game. Mr. Teale goes for an automobile ride fitted with an aerial. He carries a receiving set and now and then along the roadside he tarries to take a message or a aong from the air. From the seat of his automobile he will be listening in tonight to catch The Bee concert, which will Don't Neglect YonrSIdi Ladlca A few daya treatment frith CAirrcrs little uvot nu win do mora to cmaq op tnaakm toaa aa tfaa boaoty treat Bktsta ia crea- atioo Aaba perfect t pUzlon alusniah MnUooaof jniTTUT I DMPkfliiMni and tnj&tit fslt nnptf in Btoteny out w cm In) W OBSERVATION CAR TRAIN IN ESTES PARK IN COLORADO SPRINGS NOON NEXT DAY NEXT FORENOON Standard Sleepers to San Francisco Through Pike's Peak Region, the Royal Gorge, Scenic Colorado, Salt Lake City, Feather River Canyon, $26.50 $37.00 $72.00 Round Trip to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo. 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Sleeping can (with drawing-room), chair cars, coaches, and dining cars serving unsurpassed meals. Chicago Extras, No. 16: Leaves Omaha 7:15 a. m arrives Chicago 955 p. m. Personal Service and satisfied passengers are the rule on Illinois Central trains. b broadcast from the Omaha Grain exchange. SPARKS Induced Ifatnetism. The tern. porary magnetism produced in an un magnetised piece ol iron by close proximity to s magnet Inductances in Parallel. Decrease total inductance. Increase Wavelength. -Add indue tancs in series with the serial though more than doubling causes appreci able loss of radiation. With vacation days here, school boys who are radio (ana find it en joyablc to take their improvised re. ceiving sets to the lakes and creeks with them during the day to listen in on local broadcasting reports while they fish. Read The Bee all the wiv through. You will find it interesting. Wife of Army Sergeant rues Divorce Suit Just as William J. Welch, army mess sergeant o( Camp Houston. Tex., was about to pay his taxes in the county treasurer's office yester day he was served with s divorce summons. In her petition Mrs. Welch charges her husband with being cruel. They have been separated for several months. Mrs. Welch lives at 21 East Locust street. Welch became acquainted with his wife while stationed in Camp Dodge, Ia. They were married tn Dei Moines February 17, 1918. Hay fever is here six weeks ahead of time let the Itoitt-Doeekal Drug company, seventeenth and Farnam streets, tell you what to do method safe, sure and easy it's s wonder- Advertisement. Basket Stores Creditors Protest Receiver's BUI Creditors of the bankrupt Basket Stores company filed vehement pro tests again.t "exces.ive and exorbi tant charges" by the receiver and attorneys in federal court yesterday. They demand that the court cut down the bill of f&SOO presented by two law firms and the receiver for period of seven months. The question is scheduled to come before Judge Woodrough next Saturday. Old U. P. Bonds Burned Grace Burger, deputy county clerk, touched a match that burned $268,000 worth of Union Pacific bonds of 1877 which were refunded and also the last of the old court house bonds. The small bonfire was staged in the basement of the court, house without any formal ceremo nies. County commissioners and s few other county officials were pres' ent. John Grsy, Iowa Banker, Drops Dead at Csiey Home Atlantic, la., June 14. (Special Telegram.) John W. Gray, widely known banker of southwestern Iowa, at one time railroad engineer, dropped dead at his home in Casey juetnay morning, ne entered me hinkiiia huiin.it at Exin. Ia.. and retired in 1906, leaving the business to his sons, I-red and thanes. Bee Want Ada Produce Results. 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