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TWO CENTS
Bonus Bill
Agreement
Effected
Republican Senator Favor
Completing Tariff Measure
and Following With
Soldier Relief.
Lodge Gets Harmony
Washington, June 16. Acompro
mise bet ween, republican senators in
the controversy over procedure with
the soldiers' bonua bill by which it
would be given senate right-of way
after disposal of the tariff bill, waa
reported today virtually to have been
reached.
Negotiations today between the
republican factions favoring and op
posing displacement of the tariff bill
in behalf of the bonus measure were
aid to have resulted in the com
promise which is to be presented
next Monday to the republican sen-
tors' conference, and it was sain.
witlN every indication o adoption.
Democratic senators, however, were
reported to be planning a move of
their own by offering a motion to
given the bonus measure precedence.
Lodge Given Credit
Senator Lodge, republican leader,
had a large part in today's confer
ences and it was said that the pro
posed compromise wa supported
largely because of his efforts. Amer
ican Legion representatives, it was
stated, also were consulted and
gave their approval to the arrange
ment. The harmony move among the re
publicans did not reach full force un
til after informal canvasses of the
republican membership discloseJ
that a large majority were prepared
to stand with President Harding in
pressing the tariff bill ,to a con
clusion before proceeding with the
bonus measure. The polls were
said to shoW 40 republicans in favor
of holding the tariff bill before tho
senate, nine in favor of its displace
ment in favor of immediate consid
eration of the bonus bill, and 11
classed as "doubtful."
Chairman McCumbcr of the
finance committee, who has been
urging immediate consideration of
the bonus measure, was said to "have
beefl advised of the polls and ef
forts were made to convince him
that the party judgment was for im
mediate action on the tariff bill, but
wih an agreement to make the
bonus measure the senate's unfinish
ed business and with absolute rights
of priority after disposal o the tariff
measure. . ' ; .
i Plan New Cloture. i
; With the 'moyemejit for a new clo
ture rule and more rapid progress
on the tariff bill, republican leaders
tiaid the definite assurance of action
on the bonus measure immediately
after the tariff bill was expected to
Allay criticism of action in pressing
the tariff bill.
Senator McCumber later stated
that he would accept a conference
vote on Monday, pledging the re
publica.'i party to give priority to the
bonus bill after disposal of the tariff
measure. He said he would with
hold his proposed motion to displace
the tariff bill if the conference
would adopt a resolution definitely
committing the party to disposal of
both tariff ajid bonus bills by ad
journing. It was understood that
Senator McCumber had prepared a
resolution declaring the sense of the
republican senators in favor of the
compromise plan.
Ward Pleads Not Guilty '
to Charge of Murder
White Plains, N. Y June 16.
'Walter S. Ward pleaded not guilty
today , when he was arraigned before
Supreme Court Justice Moreschauser
on an indictment charging first de
gree murder in connection with the
shooting of Clarence Peters.
When counsel for the wealthy
baker's son requested that he be
placed on trial immediately he was
informed by the court that his case
as that of any other prisoner.
"There are a number of men in jail
here who want to be tried," said
Judge Moreschauser. "Why your
ma,n should be preferred, I can't
tell." - .-
Early Irish Potatoes x
Exceed Last Year's Crop
Washington, June 16. Production
of 20,672 cars (200 barrels each) of
early Irish potatoes in the states that
produce and ahip them after the early
southern crop has uone to market,
was forecast from the June 1 condi
tion of the crop by the Department
of Agriculture. This indicated an
increase over 1921 of about 1,700
cars with the yield per acre the same
' and the acreage greater than last
year. .
Former Belgian Minister
Reported Slain at Moscow
Brussels, June 16. (By A. P.)
Rumors were current in the Belgian
chamber of deputies this afternoon
that Emile Vandervelde, former min
ister of justice, who went to Russia
. as counsel for the social revolution-
. ists on trial there, had bee assassin
ated at Moscow. No confirmation of
: the rumors had- been received in
Belgian official circles.
Strike Breakers Protected
by Lines of Machine Guns
' Herrin, I1L, June 16. Guarded by
two lines of men armed with machine
guns, 60 men began the production
of coal at the Lester and Sherwood
strip mine, six miles east of here to
. day. It was the first coal mined in
: Illinois since the miners strike be
. came effective April 1. Armed sent
: 'ries guarded the roadways to the
mine,. .. .
20 Reported Dead
in Wisconsin Storm
Clenwood City, Wis., June 16.
Twenty persona are believed to have
been killed end more than 50 injured
in cyclonic wind and rain storm
that swept with terrific force across
parti of four Wisconsin counties
Thursday night wiping out at least
one village, destroying hundreds of
farm buildings and causing great
damage to crops.
The cyclone struck in northeat
St. Croix county, a few miles west.
of here, and cut a wide swath in
path north and east through
east Folk, southwest B
northwest Dunn counties.
iunn counties,
i persons were SMty'V.
the vicinity of v .irie
Eighteen
killed in
Farm. Ole Saughstad, Mr. Ole Lee
and Paul Shaw were killed when the
cyclone rared every building on the
Saughstad farm, three, miles north
of Prairie Farm.
The village of Forest, St. Croix
county, was reported wiped out and
20 persons injured, some of them
critically. c
Jury Finds Clcrnt
Guilty
of Robbing
Bank at Decatur
Last of Omaha's Bandit Trio
Held Verdict Reached
on Second
Ballot.
Tckamah, Neb., June 16. (Speeial
Telegram.) Louis Clernt, third -of
the Omaha trio to go on trial here
for the robbery of the Decatur State
bank, June 2, was found guilty by a
jury in district court at 1:30 this
afternoon, on the second ballqf.
The defendant apparently was not
affected by the verdict and informed
the court he had nothing to say.
His attorney waived all arguments
before the jury, evidently hinging his
hopes on an appeal to the supreme
court, where, it is said, he intends to
test the constitutionality of the act
under which all three of the men were
found giulty.
Two Others Sentenced.
Immediately after the discharging
of the jury, Judge C. A. Goss in
structed the sheriff to bring before
him the other two defendants, Ben
King and Gottfried Perscek.
Perscek, when ordered by. the court
to give reason why the judge should
not pronounce sentence, replied that
he had nothing to say. Judge Goss,
upon recommendation of the county
attorney, sentenced the prisoner to
10 years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary.
Perscek did not appear to be af
fected by the sentence, having re
marked a few minutes earlier that he
would have a job in .Lincoln tor tne
next 10 years." . , '. r.r;.;.; ; v
20-year Term Asked.
Ki'iik. also, had nothing to say
when given opportunity by the court.
The county attorney, in his recom
mendations, asked a 20-year sentence,
for King, alleging that the defendant
had perjured himself in his apparent
effort to clear himself and pave the
way for an acquittal for Clernt.' The
county attorney also said that King
had maintained an attitude of mock
ery toward the court!
The judge, however, stated that
both men should get equal terms and
sentenced King to 10 years.
It is expected that Clernt's attor
neys will ask a new trial within a
few days, at which time sentence will
be pronounced.
The courtroom was packed at the
trial today, many spectators bringing
their lunches and eating them in the
building. The trial has attracted
more interest than any other here
in the last 30 years.
Ex-Mayor Broatch Dead;
Funeral Service Today
William James Broatch, 80, 1816
North Thirty-second street, mayor
of Omaha from 1887 to 1890, died at
12:40 Friday morning at Lord Lis
ter hospital.
Captain Broatch came to, Omaha
in 1874 and entered the iron and
hardware business. In 1881 he was
elected to the state legislature. He
is survived by his widow.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at 9 at the Hoffmann
chapel. Services will be in charge
of the G. A. R. and Loyal Legion.
The body will be taken to Canton,
O.,' for burial. ,
Ku Klux "Unmasonic Body"
Boston, June 16. A letter declar
ing the Ku Klux Klan "an unmasonic
organization, utterly without Mason
support or sympathy" has been sent
to all Masonic lodges of the state by
Arthur D. Prince, grand master of
the Massachussetts grand lodge.
Sunday
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Pro-Treaty
Candidates
Are Elected
Speakc "( Dail Eireann Is
,p .i4f o Parliament as
11V 1VU'
muter
Education.
Ballot Box Is Seized
Dublin. June 16. (By A. P.)
Prof. John MacNeill, tprakrr of the
Dail hircaun, who i in favor of
the Anglo-Irish treaty, led in the
voting lor Dublin candidates by a
substantial majority when the first
election results were announced to
night. Prof. Michael Hayes, minister ot
education in the Dail Eireann cab
inet and one of the pro-treaty panel
candidates, also has been elected.
When the final results of the elec
tions in the national university poll
ing were about to be declared to
night, 13 armed men entered the
polling place, held up the officials
and seized all documents and the
tally sheets. Rory O'Connor, one
of the leaders of the dissident (ac
tion of the republican army led the
raiders. .
Belfast, June 16. Many cases of
interference with officials were re
ported from the Sligo and East
Mayo election area. It was stated
that documents and voting papers
were seized and burned in several
districts and many agents of inde
pendent candidates kidnapped.
American Ships
Are Given Permit
to Sell Liquor
Treasury Issues Regulations
Placing Shipping Board
Boats on Same Basis
as Foreign Craft. .
Washington, June 16. Sale of
liquor on shipping board vessels
outside the three-mile limit is per
missible under ;iew treasury regula
tions issued today, according to P.
A. Vise, general couusel for the pro
hibition unit. ,
The interpretation was taken as
settling for the time being the con
troversy over liquor on government
ships, precipitated by Adolphus
Busch III, the St. , Louis ' brewer,
when he Swrote' President Harding
that- the 'government- w- engaging
in the bodtlegRing business by per
mitting sale of alcoholic beverages
on shipping board vessels.
Solution of the problem, Wayne
B. Wheeler, general council of the
Anti-Saloon league declared tonight
"lies in excluding all ships that sell
liquor from American ports. Legis
lation to this end is being consider
ed, he said, asserting that by . put
ting both American and foreign ves
sels o,n an equal footing with respect
to liquor the competitive feature of
the question would be removed.
The new regulations were not
drafted with the view of settling the
question of Hquor on shipping board
vessels, Mr. Vise said, and in fact
were written before that question
arose. As drawn, however, he said,
they would apply equally to Ameri
can and foreign ships in permitting
intoxicating sea stores within the
three-mile limit under the customs
regulations which provide that while
in American ports all liquors on
board a ship must be sealed up.
Woman Is Kidnaped
While Playing Golf
Cincinnati, O., June 16. While
playing golf on the links of the
Maketowah Country club today Mrs.
Clara Marshall, 30, daughter of Wil
liam Schawe, treasurer of the Krip-pendorf-Dittman
Shoe company, this
city, was seized by two men, carried
to a waiting automobile and whisked
away.
Mrs. Louise Hawck, who was play
ing with Mrs. Marshall, was so teri
fied at the swiftness of the kidnaping
that she was unable to call for help
until the car was disappearing in the
distance.
Police were notified and started a
search.
Merchant Marine Body
Rejects Rum Ban for Bill
.Washington, June 16. Without a
record vote the house merchant ma
rine committee ' today rejected the
Bankhead amendment to the ship
subsidy bill providing that no' gov
ernment aid should be allowed ships
on which liquor was sold.
The Edmonds proposal, which
would extend the Volstead law to
the sea by finingg all ships of any
registry touching American ports on
which liquor selling was permitted,
was not acted on and the committee
ordered the bill reported by a
straight party vote.-
Memorial Services Held.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of
the First Methodist church of Sid
ney, Neb., addressed a large gather
ing Thursday at the memorial serv
ices of Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights
of Pythias.
District Judge L. B. Day talked
before a large crowd of knights--at
an open air meeting in Schuyler. -
Trace Burch Movements
Los Angeles, Cel., June 16. The
prosecution in the second trial of
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for the
murder of J. Belton Kennedy, con
tinned to introduce testimony relat
ing to the movements of Arthur C.
Burch. her codefendant, prior to
tit. . i
Hoover Obtains Pact to
Block Coal Price Boost
Washington, June 16. Secretary
Hoover has secured the agreement of
irprtteiitatives of the National Coal
atiociaticn and the National Retail
Coal Merchants association on a plan
to prevent advance in coal prices in
all branches.
Following a conference with
spokesmen of the associations yes
terday, announcement was made by
Mr. Hoover that anthracite coal op
erators had agreed not to advance
prices of stocks above ground above
the levens of the past week, which
he said, were lower than at the be
ginning of the strike. In bituminous
fields where no price basis bai yet
been established, Mr. Hoover said
the operators, according to the agree
ment will be "earnestly requested,"
to reduce selling expenses for spot
coal to the Garfield price, plus addi
tions necessary to cover increased
costs in individual cases.
House Leaders
and Harding Will
Discuss Subsidy
Marine Bill Presented to
House and President; Will
Be Asked If He Demands
Prompt Action.
Washington, June 17. Republican
leaders of the house will confer again
tomorrow with President Harding on
the question of taking up the admin
istrations ship subsidy bill prior to
adjournment. Indications tonight
were that they would reiterate the
belief that consideration of the meas
ure ought to go over until the Decem
ber session, but all leaders declared
they would take it up and force it
to a vote if the president still in
sisted. The bill was reported today to the
house by the merchant marine com
mttce wheh rejected the Bankhead
amendment providing that no govern
ment aid should go to ships on wnicn
liquor was sold. There was no ac
tion on the Edmonds proposal for im
position of $10,000 fines on all ships.
American or foreign, which sold
liquor an any voyage starting or end
ing at an American port.
Will Demand Vote.
Defeated by the committee, Mr.
Bankhead announced he would de
mand a vote on his amendment in
the house. There was no record vote
in committee on the amendment but
it was opposed by republicans and
supported by democrats.
The prohibition question had wrap
nerl itself so closely about the bill
that many leaders admittedly were in
doubt as to how it might stand up in
the house. Injection of the ship
liquor issue into the fight, according
tn. tvmihlieana nnnosine action at
this time", invited defeat of the bill. '
Representative Garner, democrat,
Texas, told the house today what
most members had been hearing for
if) rfavs that Soeaker Gillette, Rep
resentative Mondell, the republican
leader, Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee and a majority of
the republican steering committee
were against consideration oi ne om
ttiA portions. There was no
answer from any of those mentioned
by the Texan.
Democrats Oppose Bill.
When the bill formally was pre
sented to, the house by Chairman
Greene of the merchant marine com
mittee, democratic members were
given until Thursday to file a
minority report.
The committee vote on reporting
the bill was 9 to 4, republicans vot
ing aye and democrats nay, except
Representative Cullen, democrat,
New York, who voted present.
The majority report, presented by
Chairman Greene, contained a' de
tailed explanation of each important
section of the bill and an argument
for its passage.
Declaring the situation today with
respect to establishment of a mer
chant marine was different from that
obtaining at any time heretofore the
report added: -
Arguments Presented.
It is not a 'question whether we
wish a merchant marine for we
have it. It is not a question of sub
sidy or no subsidy because to meet
the government's losses of $50,000,
000 a year in the operation of our
merchant marine the people are be
ing taxed far beyond what would be
needed were the ships brought into
efficient commercial operation.
The main question, the report
said, was disposal of the present
fleet so that with the least cost to
the taxpayers "it may be made of
the greatest use to the country as a
whole both in peace and war."
"The alternatives are plain," it
added, "either make it possible for
private enterprise to take this nucleu
which we now plan, add to it until
it becomes a great and efficient
entity, ai American merchant ma
rine, or refuse the relatively slight
amount of aid necessary therefore
and continue at a great expense the
inefficient methods of government
operation until the ships are worn
out." s
Negro Who Escaped
. Georgia' Mob Hanged
Irwinton, Ga., June 16. Bill Den
son, negro, who several weeks ago
escaped from a mob after he had been
taken from the county jail, was
hanged this morning for criminally
assaulting a 70-year-old white wom
an. The gallows on which Denson
was to have paid the death penalty
was destroyed by lightning Tuesday
and a new one had to be constructed.
Fires in Gila Forest Are
Being Brought Under Control
Alburquerque, June 16. Two of
four large forest fires in the Gila
forest in the southwestern part of the ;
state are under control. j
"The "crown" fire in the White j
Rock canyon is reported as still be- j
yond control. Mogollon, a town five !
miles away, in a canyon, is said to
be iu danger, . i
Bryan May Enter
Race for Governor
at Eleventh Hour
Petition Filed With Secretary
of State Urging Him to
t Run Ex-Hitchcock
Men Sign.
Lincoln, June 16. (Special Tele
gram.) Eleventh - hour entry of
Charles W. Bryan of Lincoln into
ihe race for the democratic nomina
tion for 'governor loomed as a possi
bility today when a petition urging
him to run was filed in the office of
D. M. Amsberry, secretary of state.
On. the petitions are names of
prominent democrats through the
state, including members of the state
central committee, hitherto aligned
with the "wet" Hitchcock faction.
"This request for someone to take
the lead for a united party deeply im
presses me, Bryan said.
The petition is signed by demo
crats frankly dissatisfied with the
failure of Senator Hitchcock to lead
democracy away from the Norton
fusion effort and show the party s
teeth to members of the third party
who are blamed for wrecking democ
racy at this time.
Signers of the Bryan petition have
refused to rally around Dan Butler
of Omaha, the only dyed-in-the-wool
democrat, because Butler has refused
to stand for a state law enforcement
department.
Eighth Week of Small Trial
Ends, State Case Incomplete
Waukegan, III., June 16. (By A.
P.) The trial of Gjvernor Len Small
closed its eighth week with the state's
case still uncompleted but with the
end in sight.
The' defense will be given a half
day when the state completes its case
to prepare for the arguments open
ing the defense. Present indications
are that the trial will be over about
July IS.
Sunday
Features
"Everybody's Tuning In," a
page illustrating activities of
Omaha radio fans, is a fea
ture of the Rotogravure Sec
tion in next Sunday's Bee.
Radio has taken its place in
Omaha homes, at social func
tions and at the corner drug
store. While broadcasting
stations here send out -music
and messages heard for hun
dreds of miles, the small boy
constructs his own receiving
set and makes radio his pri
vate plaything.
OOO
Marian, 24, and obscure, was
just finishing her day's work '
when a man staggered into
the off ice;, then ,
"THE HAND ON. THE
SHOULDER"
By Meredith Nicholson
The . story of Marian is told
in this Blue Ribbon tale in '
next Sunday's Bee. YouH
find it in the Magazine
Section.
The Sunday Bee
On the Job
Shriners Leave
to Visit Home
of Potentate
Two Ships Leave for Hono
lulu to Continue Festivi
ties, Started at National
Conclave , in Frisco.
San Francisco, . June 16. Two
steamships filled with Shriners bound
for Honolulu on a visit to the home
of the new imperial potentate of the
order, James S. McCandless. left
here today. They were the H. F.
Alexander, formerly the G r e a t
Northern, on its first trip across the
Pacific since being used as a trans
port in war service, and the Mat
sonia, a shipping board vessel. A
few Shriners also were on the Nnle,
which left later in the day. All
but two members of the imperial di
van of the mystic shrine, Benjamin
W. Rowel I of Boston and David S.
Grosland of Montgomery, Ala., were
in the party whose trip will he a con
tinuation' on a smaller scale of the
festivities that have marked shrine
week here. The bands, patrols and
chanters of Islam temple of San
Francisco and Almalaikah temple of
Los Angeles and the patrol of Aloha
temple of Honolulu, will contribute
to the gayety oftthe trip. There also
will be the wedding at sea of Ellis
Coleman, a member of Islam temple,
and Miss Helen Hurwitz of San
Francisco. Music by .radio from the
mainland is expected to be heard at
the ceremony, ;
A stay of several days will be made
in Honolulu and the volcano of Kil
auea will be visited. The party will
reach San Francisco on its return
trip about July 1.
Speeial trains began taking the
Shriners and their wives back to
their homes last night and by tomor
row only one train will be left, that
of Albahr temple of San Deigo.
A large party saw the imperial
party off and the dock was festive
with Hawaiian leis hung around the
necks of the departing Shriners. Five
aeroplanes and a tug which carried
Mayor Rolph acted as an escort to
the H. F. Alexander and Matsonia as
they steamed toward the Golden
gate.
Leaders of Bond Syndicate
Are Now Sought in Chicago
Minneapolis, June 16. While post
office inspectors still were centering
their investigation of the sale of
stolen bonds in Minneapolis and St.
Paul, reports from Chicago were that
the search for the four leaders of the
bond syndicate had moved to that
city.
While clearing house operations for
the bonds which were stolen in the
$2,000,000 robbery in New York in'
October are believed by postal in
spectors to have been conducted here,
many of the bonds have been re
covered, it was said today.
Wealthy Odell Man Sued
Beatrice, Neb., June .(Spe
cialsJoseph H. Prebyl, wealthy
resident of the Odell vicinity, is made
defendant in a suit for divorce filed
by Mary A. PrebyL They were mar
ried September 12, 1912. The plain
tiff alleges in her petition that Prebyl
attempted to have her sent to the
asylum several times without any
justified cause.
Hobo Jailed
Charles Hobo was sentenced to
jail for 10 days on charges of vag
rancy yesterday in Central police
court,
Catholic College
Head and Brother
Die in Auto Crash
Members of Santa Fe, N. M.r
Institution Killed as Truck
Jumps Road Two Autoiste
Meet Death on Coast.
Santa Fe, N. M.. June 16. Brother
Charlemagne La Cour, president of
St. Michael college here, was1 killed
outright, and Brother Andrew Le
Puy died yesterday . afternoon from
injuries received when a motor truck
carrying 14 Christian, brothers and
six students dived over au embank
ment near Glorieta, in the mountains
east of Santa t Fe, yesterday. Six
other brothers were injured, but not
seriously. ,
The brothers and students were on
their way to the Upper Recos for an
outing.
Brother Charlemagne, who is head
of colleges at Nantes, France, and
Queretaro, Mexico, was also located
at Pocantico Hills, N. Y., before he
came to Santa Fe.
Two Killed on Taft Highway.
Bakersfield, Cal., June 16. Mrs.
Lea Seiffert, 20, and William Lep
per, 45, are dead and Mr. Seiffert,
John Eagle and William Lepper, jr.,
are in a local hospital suffering with
cuts and bruises, as a result of an
automobile accident on the Taft
highway near here last night. The
steering apparatus of the automobile
in which the five persons were rid
ing, broke and the car plunged from
the road and struck a tree.
Seiffert, it was said, at one" time
played ball with a Cincinnati Na
tional league club. ' i
Will Maupin Files
in Governor Race
Gelbring, Neb., June 16. (Special
Telegram.) Will Maupin today filed
as candidate for the democratic nom
ination for governor. He admits that
he files on his own motion, not at
the request of party managers or
after consultation with self-constituted
guardians of the democratic
party.
In his newspap.er. The Midwest,
this week, he announces his filing and
prints a brief summary of his plat
form as it has previously appeared at
different times.
He announced that owing to finan
cial limitations his campaign will con
sist chiefly of letters and his chief
dependence is upon the efforts of
those who endorse his platform and
are confident that he will use his ut
most efforts to carry out his pledges
f elected,
Maupin left tday by automobile for
Omaha and other eastern Nebraska
points but will return early in the
week and devote practically all of his
time to his newspaper.
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Wage Cut
Announced
323.000 ClcrU, Signalmen
and Stationery Firemen Will
Have Fay Reduced
Starling; July 1.
Strike Vote Expected
C hicasc. III., June 16.-(By A. P.)
Pruning nearly $27.(XK).0() from
the annual payroll of J2S.IHH) railway
employes, by cutting clerks, signal
men and stationery firemen from 2
to 6 cents an hour, the United State'
Railroad Labor board today an
nounced another wage slach, bring
ing total reductions under the board's
orders, up to $135,000,000 beginning
July 1.
The clerks were cut 3 and 4 cents
au hour, according to their classifi
cation, the signalmen 5 cents and
the firemen 2 cents.
Approximately 1,200,000 railway
employes will share the total reduc
tion, which has brought vigoroui
ffirfj.wt fmm fvprw tininn organiza
tion involved, and will result in s
strike vote of 10 railway labor Domes.
Tii trntina i alrtadv under wav in
seven unions and the other 'three af
fected by today s order are expectea
to mail their ballots immediately.
Labor Members Dissent
A twrrntina oninion. orotestinc
aoainct inv rpfliirtinn. wai included
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in the decision, as was the case in
the two previous cuts tor tne main-
Ar,onj r tvsv 1ahnrra and the
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shopmen. The minority decision to
day was signed rv Artnur j. wnar
ton and Albert Phillips, both labor
members, W. L. McMeitimen, the
third member ot tne iaror group, is
in the east on an investigation trip
for the board.
Definite recognition of a Iivw
.,-i.va" a.t "aavinor waffe" wa mad
.for the first time by the board !rt
today s decision. Altnougn annormii
postwar conditions were pointed dot
a obstructions to fixing any scien
tific living or saving wage at pres
ent, the board declared that as Mn
as this condition was removea it
would "give increased consideration
to all the intricate details incident
to the scientific adjustment" of such
a wage.
200,000 Clerks Affected.
The bulk of those hit by the new
cut will be 200,000 clerks and 100.
000 station emplqyes. The majority
of clerks, those with two years' ex
perience or more, are cut 3 cents an
hour. Other clerks are cut 4 cents
and - beginners, instead of the for
mer minimum month'e pay of $67,
will get $60. After the first six
months,- they; will receive $70 instead
of the former rate, $77.50. Store
keepers, chief clerks, train and
engine crew callers, train announcers
and baggage room employes, will be
cut J cents.
Under the 4-cent reduction come
janitors, watchmen, office boys, mes
sengers and freight handlers, as well
as all common laborers around sta
tions and warehouses.
. Hello Girls Increased.
Telephone girls, who the board de
clared, have suffered from impro
portionate increases and decreases
heretofore received the most welcpme
news of the order when a minimum
wage of $85 a month was fixed by
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Brown Completely
Lost in Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 16. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Theories that Out
law Fred Brown went through Den
ver yesterday exploded today
Sheriff Carroll telegraphed Den
ver police regarding the story and
learned tnat the car used by the
traveler there was of a bright red
color, whereas the one stolen here
had a black body.
Sheriff Hyers and Warden Fen
ton left Cheyejine today for unan
nounced destinations. Carroll said
that while he and his fellow officers
were bending every effort to find
Brown, they were now without a
single definite clue.
Fire Continues to Rage
in Mogollon Mountains
Silver City? N. M., June 16. The
disastrous forest fire in the Mogollon
mountains in the Gila National for
est continued to rage today and re
ports to the forest headquarters here
is that it has burned over an area in
excess of 10,000 acres of big timber
land. AU available men in the Mo
gollon mining camp have been press
ed into service to aid ranchers, camp
ers and forest service crew in com
bating the flames. The forest fire
is said to be the worst in the his
tory of the state.
Injuries Received in
Exercisine Cause Death
August Samuelson, 40, until 1917
a traveling, salesman for M. E.
Smith & Co. of Omaha, and later
owner of a grain elevator at Crof
ton, Neb., died Thursday night as a
result of injuries received while ex
ercising in a gymnasium Thurs
day. He strained the Tnuscles of his
heart, according t,o information re
ceived today by his brother, Xieut.
Samuelson of the Omaha police de
partment. Score of Men Trapped in Hold
of Capsized Ship in Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany, June 16. j(By
A. P.) More than a score of men
were entrapped in the hold of the
Brazilian liner Avare. whicji cap
sized while beinir hauled nut r( Hr--
dock at the Vulman shipyards here.
openings were Being torced into the
hold in order to save the men, while
the liner lav submerprif fnr turn.
thirds of her extent in the bottom o(
me canai.
