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La Follette’s Meeting Raided by Chicagoans 8 Prominent Windy City Busi ness Men Bitterly De nounce Objects of Pro gressives’ Parley. By International News Service. Chicago, May 25.—Excitement, sud den and unexpected, was created to day in tlie EaEolletie railroad con ference here, when eight men, prom inent in Chicago business, invaded the meeting and bitterly denounced the premises upon which the parley was called. The eight were J. T. Plrie of Car son, Pirie Scott & Co.: T. H. Eddy, vice president, Marshall-Field & Co.; J. Charles Maddison, vice president, Montgomery, Ward & Co.; A. A. Sprague, chairman, board of directors. Sprague, Warner & Co.: T. W. Ellis, vice president. Armour & Co.: J. Har ry Selz, president, Selz, Schwab & Co.; J. J. Wait, executive, Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.; J. P. Haynes, traffic director, Chicago Association of Commerce. They charged: 1. That the conference seeks to substitute for existing government agencies some other and less efficient agency. 2. That the conference seeks to un- | dermine public confidence In the In- I lerstate Commerce commission. A Dreamer. 3. That Senator LaFolIette was shown by statements in congress in 1910 to be a dreamer—or mistaken in his calculations. 4. That agitation, uncertainty and business disturbances would follow the adjustments the Wisconsin sena tor favors. 5. That too much discrimination in the regulation of railroad capital already is practiced, without the need id adding more. G. Tnat there is nothing very se riously wrong with the transportation system. The charges were made and nji an swer demanded "as shippers more vit ally concerned with good railway service than politicians who pay no freight hills." Before the presentation of these demands. Mayor John F. H.vlan of New York, a participant in the con ference, said the solution for lower freight rates and an immense saving to the public lay in having the gov ernment own -and operate the rail loads. He recommended that they be unified scientifically. Challenges “Clique." The mayor challenged the "little clique" of bank exploiters, who, he said, dominated the roads and saddled the public with the burden of paying for their profits. The conference has for its object the determination of a fair valuation of the transportation systems as a basis for freight rates to be computed by the interstate commerce commis sion. By AmwciNtnl Preys. Chicago, May 3R.—Senator Robert M. RaFolJctte of Wisctftsln, address ing a railroad valuation conference called by himself and other ‘'progres sives" of the United States senate and governors, held today that the conference "as called to protect the public interest, to take steps through the interstate commerce commission, the courts or elsewhere, to require the commission to comply with the valuation law in making valuations of the ioa<s. Inc, italtle Consequence. Mayor John P. Hylan, in an ad dress, declared that "if the federal government permits the es'ahlishment by an official body of a basis of valu ation of railroad property which will result in an appraisal of over ten bil lion dollars in excess of what disin terested railroad appraisers have esti mated, the Inevitable consequence will be added rates of more than a half hillion dollars annually, and a total bdrden of not less than $1,500, 000,000 per year with all that this entails in throttling industry, stif ling agriculture and imposing a high er cost of living upon the 110,000,000 of consuming Americans.” If unwarrantably excessive rates produce equally high prices for com modities, Mayor Hylan asserted :"the people will then be faced with, the alternative of paying the prohibitive prices or going without food. Mayor Hylan declared that the rail road situation is "rapidly approach ing a crisis," and that the solution "does not lie with the present man agement of the railroads,” but that government ownership and operation appeared to be the only “way out.” “There should be government own ership and operation .followed by a scientific unification of all tho rail roads,” Mayor Hylan said. In concluding he said: “Ret the roads he returned to the public at their honest value—$13, 000,000,000.” Governor William E. Sweet of Colo rado, was introduced by .Senator Ga Follette as “the voice of a new order In the west.” Among persons seen in the confer ence room was Governor W. P. Hunt of Arizona. Peter Brlitz, Former Omalian, to Marry in Denver on June 1 Peter Belitz, former Omahaii, now connected with New York Central railroad as traveling freight agent, is to he married June 1 to Cora RIs ley at Denver. Mrs. Frank Rak. sister of Belitz, will attend the wedding. Joe Belitz, a brother, is employed in the county treasurer's office. Marriage Licenses. Henry J. Slevera. over 21. Gretna. Neb., adn Madelln- Foley, ovsr 21. Knlaton. Neb Nathan Pel7**r. 25. Omaha, and Mlnnlo Lane JO. Omaha John 1 Pavlik, over 21. David CHy. Neb., and Fraon** Iledroakl, over 21. '^"aVry M. I.rahman. 25, T,1ncoln, Neb. and Idelle Frlfi'lf*”’" r'~ t’ha rlea F. McCabe. 2%. Omaha, and Eva M Gilliam. 23. Omaha. Arthur M. Eatellr 21. Omaha, and . 22, OtPi Loads of New Dresses E-X-O-T-I-C Style* Color* Combinations Out of th« high rent district. Our prlcss srr vsry reasonable. 1812 I iirnau) New Senator From Colorado Atvgt ft. Aotatry^ ' £ Here is (lie first picture of Alva B. Adams, son of the late Governor Alva Adams, of Colorado, who has been appointed to the I'nited States senate from his native state. U. S. Army Too Small, Secretary Weeks Says (Continued from Fftse One.) influence, Company C, first Cali fornia infantry, although not federal ly recognized until 190.'!. was organ ized by your early citizens In 1853: company F of the same regiment three years later; company A.^Fifth infantry. In 1861, and so on for the following years until in 1903 you had a force of aliout 3,500 men. At the time of our entry into the world war your National guard contributed about 6,000 trained soldiers for the country. Should Drop Differences. “As long as the American people take sides against each other we may be confident that they will arrive at safe and sane conclusions—if per mitted to decide their disputes with out external interference. When ex ternal Interference throws the bal ance to one side or another, it Is, however, time for us to forget our differences and eject the outsider from our counsels. Partisan among ourselves, we must be united before he world. "This radical activity will cease. It has already lost most of Its force with public opinion. "The suggestion of militarism that is so frequently brought against our government by those who would dis arm us. is a serious one. We owe it an investigation. "What is militarism? The militar ism to which we object is the reliance upon material force for the accom plishment of purpose. Militarism among nations corresponds to rowdy ism among individuals. Is it the well developed athlede who is most often the rowdy? Does phvsicial perfection and ability in self-defense imply a lack of spiritual effort? I believe that it is the flabby gunman or the sickly drug addict who most frequent ly resorts to the use of force among individuals. Best Military Policy. "We have the best military policy in our history. The national defense act of 1920 Is effective, economical and essentially American. There need he no fears of Its excessive cost. The total budgets for national defense are far less than the budgets for many of the minor luxuries of life. We spend more for chewing gum and candy than we do for the army and navy together—less for na tional defense than for Jewelry, per fume and adornment. Our police forces cost more than our national defense. "Before you permit your represen tatives tcL-eut down these already in sufficient forces direct those who are arguing against the cost of the army to turn their propaganda against more cosily and less useful purchase*. Conduct national defense as you would your own business.” Man Caught lty Vigilance Committee Ts Bound Over P. Miller, who was arrested by a vigilance squad near Bennington, was held to the district court yesterday, charged with carrying concealed weapons and "breaking and enter ing. Miller Is accused of stealing grain. Hundreds of farmers living near Klkhorn, Irvington and Waterloo or ganized a vigilance committee sev eral weeks ago with the purpose of running down grain and chicken thieves. For a long time night squads oper ated In the country districts and any one found on tho highways after mid night was closely questioned. Labor Department • Wrecked by Governor (Continued from Cage One.) | important amendments to the com- \ pensation law. In the face of some pretty influential opposition to the amendments to the compensation law proposed by the department at these three sessions, the attitude of the legis lature. both democrats and republican*, was simply wonderful in its support o ftho compensation law. "In the 1!)23 session of the Iogis lature. there were three vicious amend ments to the compensation law in troduced by parties interested, who would profit from su<-h amendments at the expense of the injured workers. Mr. I.arsen and Mr. Dunn of this department arid the commissioner ap peared before the committee and pleaded for the defeat of those amend ments. The amendments were de feated by the legislature and the com pensation law remains intact, thanks to the loyalty of the last three sessions of the legislature. MrKrlvie Was Friend. "I do not think It would hr right to remain silent and la-rmlt th« members j of tho legislature to be charged with h'lng enemies of the compensation law. when I know the reversei Is true. "One man's opinion Is as good as an other's. My conviction is that the enemies of th<- code law are direct ly responsible for the wreck the labor department faces during the bien nium beginning July 1, 1923. "For 31 years, from 1SS7 to 1919, th* labor department was treated as a political sop to labor. Democratic, re publican and populist governors and legislatures threw it a soup Isom with the marrow* taken out. and then sneered at its hnpotency. In 1919. for mer Governor McKelvIe and the l-e publican legislature enacted tho code law, provided a decent appropriation and made It a real labor ilepartment. The record of the department of lahor during the last four years is the best evidence as to who are the real friends of labor." Maintenance Employes of U. P. to Confer on Wage Rates Arrangements for a conference be tween representatives of the mainte nance of way organizers and the man agement of the t’nion Pacific, when rates of pay will be discussed, were announced Friday by G H. Sines, as slstant to the vice president of opera tion. The meeting is to be held at the headquarters here beginning June R, and will affect maintenance laborers and laborers employed In and atound the roundhouses ami shops. Bridge building ami maintenance foremen and mechanics will-not he represented at tills conference is* these employes have voted tn favor of other representation in such mat ters. Seven Contractors Bid on Douglas County Roads Kpe-lnl Tllspstrti to 1 he Omaha lire. Lincoln. May 25.—Bids were opened ; In the state engineer's office today for JT90.OOO In hard surfaced paving In Douglas county. Seven controc- | tors bid. Five were from Omaha. Awards will he made Thursday at the Douglas county courthouse. Follow ing nre the jobs on which bids were received: Military highway, 11 2 miles; Millard Ilalston road, 4.5 miles; West Dodge street road, 4 2 miles. Money for the Jobs conics from county snd federal fund**. The Public Is Cordially Invited To Attend Our SATURDAY FREE MUSICAL Thit it our laat concert of the iraion Bring your children, they will enjoy this one hour of ie«l high fTtll Mltirt>iMR*nl Th* following tfli kllOWfl Om«h;i artiai- make |tp tho program I’ihmo Solo* I UOillt LlOVd pupil Of Mrv (teii White McMonlat; Violin j-"1". Harriot Ahraina* pupil* of Harry Koboao* vltch* accompanist Lillian < hudaooff; Piano Solo* Hclon Blot** pupil "f Solatia Rick ley ; Violin Solo, ( lare Schneider, pupil of Prank Mach. aOOOtnpani*! Iron# Tan- i Mid Dane*, Qrotchan Poltroon* pupil of Dorothy Dartre; Bond lug* Joanott* MUlor* pupil of Mm. Stovout MUlor and Milo Woodruff* Plano Solo* Walter Cady* dr, pupil of Mi»« Jo**lo l ad| Imitation* B W t alk; Harp a nd Violin Solo** Virginia and Praneo* Mulholland Plana Solo* M i Lillian f'hudacoff, pupil of Harry Bravlroff; Rendinir Hetty Rota, pupil of Mi*m Amy Woodruff* Danoo* Marjorie i»r Wald and Radio Malono* pupil* of Dorothy Dovoroj Piano Solo* Sarah Ldvlno* pupil of Hairy Bravlroff Violin Trio* Clara Ichntidcr, Marry Robinton* Nottlo <••>*'■ of 1 ranh Mach, m< h0U Remember the hour, |)|0 Saturday May I * SCHMOLLER & MUELLER 1BI4.If! in DIANn P A Telephone Dodge Si. lIRltU m Atlantic IS8« U. F. Will Buy New Equipment $42,000,000 from Now Capital to Bo Spent During Com ing Year. Forty-two million dollars will hr spent by the Union Pacific this year for new equipment and improve ments. according to C. R. Gray, presi dent of !he Union Pacific system, in addition to the regular routine ex penses for maintenance. The im provements will be financed from new capital and not from earnings, Mr. Gray says. The additional double-tracking will give the Union Pacific virtually a two-track line all Ihe way from Oma ha to Ogden and Salt Jaike City, and considered in connection with the double track roads east of Omaha, will make a double-track from Chi cago to Salt Lake City, 1,515 miles, the longest stretch of double-track in the United States over which solid through trains are run. Opens New Territories. New construction In Utah opens up territories rich in iron, agriculture and scfenlc attractions. A line tins just been completed from Delta to Fillmore. Utah, and the line from Lund to Cedar City, Utah, Is In process of construction. The 1923 pro gram of the Union Pacific contem plates an alternate main line through lioise, Idaho, and a branch in the Idaho Falls district. When the 57 all steel passenger cars, covered by the 1923 ftrogram, are received, this will provide all steel equipment for all main line through passenger trains. Seventy eight freight locomotives and pearly 5,000 freight cars have been ordered for delivery In time for the next har vest, In addition to 8,630 new re frigerator ears of the I'nion Pacific Fruit Express, a compand owned jointly by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Faith in Prosperity. “This program is entered upon," says Mr. Gray, "with a firm belief in the prosperity of the western states and a confidence that the peo ple in the territory served by the Union Pacific will co-operate dn main taining the railroad at a point of greatest effectiveness." Wytnore Man Burned by Explosion of Gas Speeiftl I liftin'11 h to The Omaha lire. Wytnore, Neb., May 23.—John Bradshord, Burlington railway me chanical worker at tile shops here, was so severely burned about the face and chest that he will lie disfigured and may lose the sight of one eye. Bradsford is a cranesman employed on a “clam shell" used In handling coal and works at night. Lights are sup plied on the machine by gas. Brads ford got an open torch too close to a drum containing gas. and the drum exploded, the flames striking him In the face. Grand Island Members of (Chamber tu Attend Races So enthusiastic were members of lh< Grand Island chamber of Coin meroe Thursday night over an ail dress by Charles Gardner, secretary of Ak Sur-lien, that they voted to attend tin* spring races in a body, coming In by motor carman. At the conclusion of his speech,, several leaped to their feet and de matided to know the latest news of Harney Google and his scintillating steed, "Sparkplug," «ho are expect ed to be at the meet. \ ctcran ^ ork Nows Writer Dies at Home, \gcd 73 York, Neb . May 23.—Benjamin Al len Ward died at bis home in this rlty. He was born January 1, 1850, at Bloomfield, la., and came to Ne- 1 hraskii and York county June 14,! 1SK2. Me entered the employ of Mor gan, McClelland & Dayton on the York Republican and remained there for 25 years. He is survived by his wife nnd three sons. Mr. Ward had been a correspondent for The Omaha Hee for over 30 years. Births and Deaths. lllrf Hu. John and Mari* I'arker. 2601 Woolworth • tr**t, Doy Fred an«l I.Ida Turn*r. 902 Homer »(re#t, boy, Levi and Virginia Franklin, 6622 South Thlrt y-a#( ond street. girl. .John and All** llooklna. hospital, nr* Byron «n«l Anna Fierea. 1616 Madison afreet. girl George and Chrutlna Thlrtle, hilpHt*, girl. Heath*. Lucia, Morellu, 7 yeara. 1211 William »tr**t. , , Minnie F. Johnann 35 year*. ho*|ltal. Goldin M Hryanf 'll yeara. hospital. Myrtle Fit»pe?r|rk. 42 'f*ra. hospital. K<1 ward W #ayr*. 4i ye^ra. 410 North Tw*nty-*econd *tr***t. Mary A. Hay. 7» yeara. 3*01 Bedford avenue. G*nrge F. Marshall, 31 yeata 1517 Wlllla avenue. .. .... _ _ Anna L. Kdgngton. 41 >ear», 1123 < *P ftol avenue. _ Catherine Hoffman. 49 year*, 2..4 Hurt Mitel. __ _1 Young Wife Gives Diamond Ring to “Aggravatin’ Papa”; Arrested Mrs. Keo \rcher to Be Sent Bark to (irocer-Husband at What Cheer, la. When Mrs. Keo Archer brunet plquante and chic, came from What Cheer, la., with her husband, an hon est grocer of that village, some six months ago, the young wife was daz zled with the bright lights of tho c-ity. particularly when she visited that surpassing place of mirth and music and brilliancy, an Omaha skat ing rink. There she met Frankie Woods, a welterweight boxer of the city, and after that What Cheer didn't seem so attractive. Former Omaha Girl. She was formerly Mickey C.reen of Omaha Thursday her aunt, Mrs. Esther Green, 1912 Eake street, told police "Mickey" had taken a diamond ring. Police arrested "Mickey” and she told them she had' given the ring to Frankie Woods, whom she de scribed as her “aggravatin’ papa.” Police obtained the ring from Woods, who said the girl give It to him to pawn. Everything was straightened out at liie police station on her aunt's prom ise to send "Mickey” back to her hus band and the grovery store in What Cheer. “Mickey" Gored. Mickey showed a calm disdain for those boresome proceedings and agreed to everything, even to being put on the train at 4 Friday after noon with her grip and a ticket to What Cheer. ■‘I’ll go to What Cheer but oh, what I’ll pull when I get back," she murmured to a friend, as she shook her King Tut bobbed hair. You see, she has a sense of humor. Mrs. K po Archer Lincoln Man Heads S o n s of Herman Plans Will Bp Made for Home in Omaha — German Or phans' Support Provided. Special Dispatch to Tlie Omaha Bee. Columbus. Neb.. May 25.—G. G Berm hornet* of Lincoln was elected president of the Nebraska grand lodgt of the Sons of Herman at the 14th biennial convention "f the organiza tion, which concluded a two-days' meeting here. Grand Island was selected a* the convention city for 1025. Other of ficers elected are: First vice president, Henry Locke, Grand Island; second rice president, Fred Keinke. Omaha: secretary, Carl Rhode, Columbus; treasurer, Fred Volpp, Scribner. Board of trustees Henry Heesch, Ne braska City; guide, Adam Lippert, Omaha: innerguard. Carl Thadeti, Randolph; outerguard. Adolph Giese, Platt smooth. The executive committee was granted power to act in preparing the tentative plans for the erection in Omaha of an old people * home for the order's members. Th»y will ad I* mit the plans to the 12 lodges of V 200 members in Nebraska for a refer endum vote. Following an address delivered by C. Meyer of Grand Island, who has just returned from a 10 months' stay > in Germany, the organization passed the hat, taking up a collection of $1J3,| *>f which J50 will be devoted to keep. ■ ing and maintaining all operating ; &>st* for one year of an orphanage in Stuttgart. Germany, and the re mainder will be devoted to the feed ing of undernourished children in j Germany. Fifty dollars of American money, it was pointed out. will sup port the entire orphanage for a year at the present rate of exchange In | German marks. '168.000 Is Subscribed for Methodist Hospital Special IXspetch tfl The Omalta Bee. SoottsblufT, Neh . May 23—One hundred and twelve thousand dollars lias been subscribed outside of Scotts bluff for the West Nebraska Met tv ■ list hospital.*In addition to the $5*. Oflo subscribed In this city, according to reports made by I>r. M. C. Brooks at the community hospital rally meet ing here. The first unit of the hospital will h< opened with 55 beds late this fall. When completed, the hospital will have 125 beds. Kdmund Simmons, chairman of the building committee; Rev. K. C. Flntel, superintendent of the Northwest Ne braska confereni e of the Methodist church; R. 1>. Owens and Harry John son were other speakers ht the rally. Rce Want Ada Produce Results , Omaha s Big Knock-Out Offer in STRAW HATS 460 Fresh, New Sennet Straws Let the Sun shine nn n straw * from Dave’s i Easily north $1.00 more. On the opening day of the draw hat tea ton in Omaha, Dave at utual aeta the value of price. A score of new shapes, all good. Walk down a block and get a nifty new straw that looks like it ought to have cost you much more than $1.75. R» Other Straw Hats, $3.50 to $5 Values, $2.45-$3.45 DAVES CLs£opES 1312 Farnatn St. Body of Man Taken From River !»y Fisherman Special Dispatch to The Omaha lice. Nebraska City, Neb , May 25.—Ed fioff, fisherman, found the body of a man floating in tha. Missouri river at Louis point and, towing it to the bank, notified the sheriff. The body was buried at once, because of its badly decomposed condition. There was nothing found in his clothing that would lead to identifi cation. He was about 5 feet 6 inches tail, weight about 135 pounds and wore blue bib overalls, pray army sweater under blue army shirt, gray wool socks and arctic shoes with red rubber heels. Two t»-eth were missing on the lower jaw. It is believed he had been in the water at least two months. Girl Wed Twice Sues First Mate Seeks to Annul Marriage to Soldier She Met at Movie. Mrs. Vivian Murphy Waidlich, 7215 North Forty-third street, filed suit in district court Thursday to annul h-r marriage to Frank Murphy, a sol dier, whom she met in a movie and whom she married in Council Bluffs, July 6, 1919. After living with him a week at Devil's Lake, N. D., her husband told her the marriage was a fake and she returned to Omaha. She was 18 then and Murphy «ai 40. On February 15, 1922, she married Charles Waidllch. "I believed the first marriage was illegal," she said, "but recently 1 de cided to make aure and that ts the reason for this suit. I want to clear it up.” Omaha Pastor to Perform Wedding Ceremony in East Rev. H. C. Whitcomb, pastor of Calvary Baptist church, has gone to Atlantic City, N. J., to attend the Northern Baptist church convention. He will go to New York City and Boston where he will perform the wedding ceremony for two of his former members at the Chelsea church. Ha will preach In the Wash ington street church, Lynn. Read The Bee for late sport news. 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