The Omaha N'orn mg Bee *■ ________Hi_ph k _ VOL. 53—NO. 99. " OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923.* * \W 151,% TWO CENTS * •R£'J&%g£JFm - -- ■ " ■ 11 " — 1 » 1 - 1 " IM I - I ——_ ’ ' I ^ Labor Party Is Opposed by Unions Move to Launch Organization for Political Action De feated 25 to 1 by A. F. of L Holds to Own Strength By Associated Press. Portland, Ore., Oct. 9.—The Anierl* can Federation of Labor went on rec ord emphatically today against launching Into the political field, through the formation of the- separ ate labor party. Tho-convention here by a vote of 25,066 yes a sagalnst 1,895 no, 1,618 not voting) approved a report of the resolutions committee which recom mended rejection of four resolutions, *o closing participation in politics as an organized independent party. Action on the political resolutions followed the most spirited debate that the convention has seen. Advocates of political activity by organized labor presented their pleas and they were answered by an officer of the feder ation and delegates on the floor. 'Matthew Woll, a vice president of the federation and secretary of the resolutions committee, pleaded for re jection of the political resolutions, ar guing that labor should not place Its destiny in the hands of a political party but should rather depend upon the stability of the trade union move ' ment. He feared that introduction of political questions In labor's realm jlould destroy the economic power of organized labor. D. A. McVey of the Chicago Feder ation of Labor, who introduced one of the political resolutions declared that he wished to say In defense of him self that he and his Associates were not communists. He said the only way labor could accomplish anything permanent would be through political action. New Waterway Would Aid West St. Lawrence Project Would Hoost Nebraska Wheat Price, Promoter Say». The price of wheat to Nebraska fa.iners would Jump 10 cents over n ^iit on completion of the Great I Ho-s-St. Lawrence Tidewater asso ciation project for bringing ocean going vessels inland to Duluth and Ciijivigo,'* declared Charles P. Craig, v. president at lar~e and execu t|>- director of tho association. Craig, who was In Omaha yes ti day. oi rives at this conclusion In tho following manner: ‘The sst. Lawrence river controls tii, i’hrougli June and July tin rate on grain by water from Duluth and Chicago to Montral, a dis tance of 1.400 miles, was 8 1-2 cents, as compared to 8 1-4 cents from Buf falo to New Vork by rail, a distance of some 400 miles. “With tho heavier movement of grain the rate has advanced to 11 and 14 cents by water from Duluth and Chicago to Montreal. Of this rate only 2 or 3 cents is charged to haul the grain to Lake Erie points. The remaining 11 or 12 cents charge Is due to the haul through the old. out-of-date canals of the St. Law rence. Hence the difference of 10 cents In the rate and in the price of grain.” To show how much cheaper is grain hauling by water than hy rail, Mr. Craig calls attention to tho fact thut the cost by water from .Montreal to Liverpool, a distance of 3,500 miles, is only 6 1-2 cents. The next move in the St. Lawrence project rests with Canada, Mr. Craig explained. And In the meantime, tho controversy over the project has be come somewhat of a battle between New Vork City, ,which fears to lose a part of Its export grain business, and the \Teatern states, which will bo greatly benefited by the project. Mr. Craig finds great encourage ^jnent In the action of a majority of ’?►» New England states In favoring the project. He believes that Presi dent Coolidge, a New England, will sympathize with the desire to com plete the deep water route to the heart of the country. He also scoffs at the latest proposal of New York City to deepen the Hudson river and thus make Albany a port, for sea going ships, declaring such an ar rangement would be a poor substi tute for the proposed St. Lawrence wuterway project. Harding Aided Project. "The late President llardlng Invited Canada to Join in a Joint meeting of representatives of this country and Canada to determine means of making the proposed waterway a reality. Since then the government of Canada has changed and It Is at present dom inated by Quebec, of which province Montreal Is the principal city. "Montreal fears It will lose Its posi tion ns a port with ships passing it and going on Inland, and consequently the Canadian government hus Its hands tied at present. The province of Qua trio and the western provinces are slrong for the project, however, end It Is only a matter of time until the Canadian government will take part In the conference. As It is, the Canadian government has not turned down the Invitation to meet with the United States. |J<-nrv H. MarUium Dies. fly International Nnws Plorflrn. Pasadena, <'al., Oct. 9.—Henry Har xIkom Markham, former governor of California and former congressman, y'mi"l shortly before noon today at his home here. Signs (iulian Kail Bill. TlHvann. Cuba, Oct. President Rayas today signed the Tarafa port •lid railroad bill. UP AND DOWN AND ROUND ABOUT OMAHA | - Met Frank Harrison on Farnam street. Something told me several messes of political dope being concoct ed. Same expression on Frank's face as was noted on face of household cat Immediately after the canary disap peared. Secretary Mellon of Treasury depart ment says prosperity Is general. Secretary failed to either see or In terview me. Doubt accuracy of his statement. Have inside Information. Chairman Bass of republican state committee in Omaha. Sanguine gentleman: entertaining, full of pep. But It's little too early to get all het up about state politics. Must pre serve right mental attitude, as have approaching conference with coal dealer. Almost collided with J. E. Davidson. He didn't look a bit like a king, but acted the part. Knew him ns prince of good fellows; not surprised he be came king. Bill of 75 cents for repairing small rent in trousers. Convinced tailor mistook name on tag for “Morgan.” Neither complimented nor satisfied. Smacks of profiteering. Hoodoo still pursues mo. Not sur prised that gas should be cheapest In years just as family flivver is utterly disabled. Sudden thought. If auto owners will put me on pension roll, will Insure them against rising prices for gasoline by refraining from hav ing family flivver repaired. Danger ous threat concealed in this para graph. Late at night. Pair of monkeys in window trying to sleep in glare of dazzling electric light. Young man and woman seeking deepest shodows. Ought to be a better light average. Burglars looted till in printing of fice. Wonderful advance seemingly made by printing crafts. Burglariz ing printing office would have been idiotic performance a few years ago. Charley Withers at Orpheum In "Burlesque of oldtlms mellow dramy." Not so much burlesque, either, as I remember It. Somethin* missing, however. No odor of kerosene lamps In footlights. Grave omission. Remember when a lot of men were running around frantically lest pro hibition put 'For Rent" signs on so many business locations? Worrying about things that never happen and crossing bridges before they are reached very fatal to contentment. Avoid 'em myself. Beautiful displays of fall and win ter sartorial effects In big windows. Price tags no surprise, but great dis appointment. But read persuasive ads In Bee and probably will not be able to overcome that Impulse. Strolled through Paxton hotel lob by. Scene very familiar, but only strange faces. Renewed emphasis on fugiting' of tempus. Everett Buckingham In business at tire, later in coifrt regalia, still later in Hereford suit. Will wait till glit ter of last two lose effect before broaching subject. Probably won't get any further but will feel easier in mind. Western shipper in with train load of lambs. Know he shipped lambs because of his smile. In a barber shop. Watching man having his nails manicured. Never did myself, lacking courage. Hope to muster up enough before called hence. Met Mayor Dahlman. who asked me if I remembered certain incident. Felt sad after parting from mayor. Incident recalled happened more than 30 years ago. Woman In costly limousine fondling fuzzy poodle dog in her arms. Con gratulate some baby somewhere. Convinced that dog found natural home. Women wasting maternal af factions on fuzzy poodles is a pet peeve of mine. AVhat's yours? AV. M. M. Bank Embezzler Seeks Parole From Prison Frank Rifling?, Convicted of Fraud in Halsey Bank, Claims Innocence of Wrong Intent. Special Dlipatch to The Omaha Bee. Uncoln, Oet. 9.—Frank Ridings, who is serving an indeterminate sen tence In the penitentiary on a charge of embezzlement In connection with the Halsey State bank, maintained that certificates of deposit Issued by the bank were adequately backed, when he appeared before the parole board today. The hank issued SS.aoO In certifi cates and deposited titles to Michigan timber land as security. According to the prosecution the lands were "cut over" nnd not worth as much as the bank officials stated, hut Hidings told the board that he personally had had the lands "cruised" twice, and that the timber standing on them was alone worth more than $8,000. He charged that the receiver for the bank had made no real effort to collect on notes outstanding at the time of the failure and had such ef fort been made there would have been no loss. The records show that of $37,Oort paid out by the Htate guaranty fund, *32,000 had been recovered through the safe of assets of the hank. An un determined portion of the $13. 000 worth of certificates of deposit has been repaid, according to Mr. Hid ings. An action is now- pending in tho Iowa supreme court to determine whether Iowa hanks who hold fheh.il nnee of the certificates can recover from the Nebraska guaranty fund. Thought Transaction I.egal. He had never been in the hanking business and had no knowledge of it. he said, when he authorised the is suance of the certificates, and he did so on the assurance of the cashier that the transaction was customary and legal. He had only arrived at the bank that day and assumed that the cash ier, who had preceded him there by a week, was familiar with the va rious phases of banking. He, per sonally, had never gained from the transactions, and had, In fact, lost a good deal of his own money in the bank crash, he declared. Rev, David S. Hunsg'cker of Valley, Neb., appeared as a Witness for Rid ings, and testified that he had lived in the Ridings home and that It was an Ideal family. He was anxious to have Ridings paroled to him. Nate Slporln, who is confined to the penilentiary on a two to three year sesterice for embezzlement, ap peared before the board to plead for parole Slporln embezzled J547.S4 He served 10 months in the Minnesota tienitentlary on a charge of grnnd larceny before being sent lo the Ne brnska penitentiary. Omnium Seeks Parole. The case of <’yrus H. Denrdorf, who Is serving a life term for second de gree murder, was deferred for one month because of tbe absence from the board of the attorney general, who is In Washington. Doardorf was committed to the penitentiary October 5, 191B. after having been convicted of shooting his brother. At the trlsl he declared he had committed the crime while intoxicated. Among others applying for parole nre Claude Sawyer, Helving a 3 to 15 year term for robbery; Charles Murphy, embezzlement; Edward Bry ant, grand larceny, and Ismls Pecha of South Omaha, 3 to 15 venrs for robbery committed In April, 1920. Pecha told the hoard that It was Ills first offense Ills companion In the crime was paroled last November and has since been discharged Pecha offered evidence that he could obtain employment were lie paroled War den Fenton stated that Tech# had been an Ideal Inmate at the peniten tiary. t I Record Crop of Corn Forecast for This Year 3.000,000,000 • Bushel Yield Will Be Fourth Largest in History—Wheat Estimate Cut. " By AMofiMfd Prn*. Washington, Oct. 9.—A 3.000,000, OOO bushel crop of com this y«r was forecast today by the Department of Agriculture. Indlcatlona are this year'a crop will be the fourth largest corn production In history. It Is the fourth time a crop of 3,000,000,000 bushels or more has been grown. The wheat crop was placed at 781, 737.000 bushels in a preliminary esti mate. That Is 7.490,000 bushels less than forecast a month ago. Corn production was forecast at 3, 021.454.000 bushels compared with a forecast of 3,078,000,000 bushel* a month ago and laat year's crop of 2.890.712.000 bushels. The preliminary estimate of the wheat crop Included 588,388.000 bush els of jelnter wheat, compared with 588.204.000 bushels last year, and 213, 351.000 bushels of spring wheat com pared with a forecast of 221.000.000 bushels a month ago, and a crop of 275.887.000 bushels last year. Durum wheat production. Included in spring Wheat. Is estimated at 45,779,000 bushels. The preliminary estimates ann rore casta, based on the condition of the crops of October 1 or at time of har vest, included: Oats—1,302,433,000 bushels. Harley—199,261.000 bushels. Rye—64,774.000 bushels. Buckwheat—13.927,000 bushels Potatoes.—401,424,000 bushels Sweet Potatoes—96,330,000 bushels. Flax Seed- 19.623.000 bushels. Bryan Can't Run for Three Offices, Says Pool Lincoln. Oct. 9.—Secretary of State Charles K. Pool today derided a re port thnt there was not the best of feeling between himself and the gov ernor. "It Is hardly to be expected that we always agree," h" said, "but at the satno time we are on the best of terms. The governor and I have known each other for a good many years and we always speak plainly to each other, but ss for bad blood be tween us—that Is ridiculous. When It was Insisted that the sec retary had twen beard to say that "Charlie Bryan wants to file for president, senator and governor, ami he can’t do It while I am in office," Mr. Pool laughed and said: "If I did make such a statement It was purely as a Joke, though as u matter of fact, according to law he couldn’t file for the three offices at the same time." Nebraska Dealers Handle Kan was Bread'at Own Risk Lineodn. Oct. 9.—The department of agriculture has learned that the Royal Bakery of Topeka, which sells bread to Nebraska retailers, hna no Intention of faking loaves to con form with the Nebraska standard bread law, and maintains that It Is up to the retailer to do as he sees fit with their bread. As a result, department of sgrl culture agents along the Kansas state line have been notified to make It dear to retailers that the reeponst Id I It y In theirs If they fall to com ply with the requirements of the law'. Over KM) Houses Filtered ,at Pawnee County Fair Pawnee City, Neb., Oct. 9 More than 10b horseo were entered In ths nice* held at the Pawnee County fair here. This is said by horsemen to lie the largest number of horses al any county fair In the stale this ysftr. The purses totaled $3,500 The track was about five seconds slower than normally bernuse of rain. In spit# of this, the best record wiss m. G.O.P. Seeks Successor to Norris Gustafson, Weaver, McLaugh lin, Sloan and Mathers Dis cussed for Senatorial Nomination. Tempts Governor Bryan Lincoln, Oct. 9.—Announcement In The Omaha Bee that Senator George VV. Norris, In spite of all public de mands. will not run again, set this political bee hive to humming. "Senator Norris' decision means that the state will suffer a real losa,” said C\ A. Randall*, railway commis sioner. "The senator occupies a position of power In the senate that no newly elected candidate will be able to assume until after some time has elapsed. Were he to file,--there would he no doubt bf his winning. Governor Bryan declined to com ment on the decision of Senator Norris, declaring that he was In no position at this time to make any statement. Other democrats In the statehouse were silent. In many quarters it le believed Governor Bryan will now discard all other political ambitions and run for senator. With Norris out of the race, the republican senatorial possibilities that are mentioned around the statehouse include C. H. Gustafson, who has already announced his candidacy; A. J. Weaver of Falls City, Charles Sloan of Geneva and Congressman M. O. McLaughlin of Fork. Some be lieve that A. N. Mathers of Gerlng will also enter, although he has been mentioned more In reference to the republican nomination for governor. The withdrawal of Senator Norris is a disappointment to many repub licans who thought that the Ideal party arrangement for the coming primaries would he Norris for senator arid Weaver for governor. Pessimism in U. S. Is Overdone Mellon Says Conditions Good Everywhere—Avers Bonus Bill Must Provide Funds. Washington. Oct. 8.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon Indicated yester day the bonus bill certain to be Intro duced In the next congress, must also provide the means for raising the re quired money, to secura hla approval. This wa* brought out in a review of the financial equation In which these points were stressed: (11 That Wall street is overdoing pessimism: <21 there are good condi tions everywhere In the United States: <3) there Is undue apprehension about the situation In Europe; <4) there Is unwarranted anxiety about railroad legislation and the strength so-called radicals will sway In congress. This element of uncertainty. It was learned already has been studied by the cabinet and th" administration policies are being shaped to m»et the situation. Secretary Mellon helleves. .It la stated, that the soldiers' bonus meaa ure should be accompanied by some acceptable plan of taxation to raise the required revenue. This. It was explained, must he a method that will not Interfere with the present hope of reducing the taxi's that are con sidered confluatory of th* higher In comes. The savings now being af fected. amounting to hundreds of mil lions, It was added, had been Intended to apply to reduction of taxation and not for additional expenditure. It is this general atmosphere of un certainty that is responsible for what the secretary considers unwarranted pessimism in business circles The bonus, too, Is a factor In this, It was pointed out, but ns soon na a definite policy Is outlined and business knows what to expect, this will be offset. A New Heavyweight International Challenger Has Arrived 1 XiOOK OUT FOR. THAT LtPT, THEV SKi ITS • A MULE FILLER. s look cur roan HIS L6PT. THEY SAY HE PACKSA KAY-MA*e» it* either kahi^J » ***> :i S\\'\ \ \.>. '\ Dike Gives; Flood Hits Florida Citv ¥ Northeast Wind Break* Struc ture Protecting Moorehaven From Lake Water*. Moorehaven, Fla., Oct. *.—The dike front of the city of Moorehaven broke at 7 o'clock this morning, due to heavy pressure of a northeast wind. The break Is reported under control, but water la rapidly rising over tho city. Flood waters have entered sev eral stores and merchants are re moving their stocks. Tho dike was built to protect this dty from overflow waters from Luke Okeechobee, upon whose edge the city lies. State and local officials have been watching the water level of the lake for some weeks, anticipating a rise. Several other little towns ring the lake's edge Jacksonville. Fla . Oct. 9 —Western Fnion officials here w-re notified by the operator at Moorehaven at 9:30 o'clock that water was entering the office and that outside communication might be broken at any time. Water Is from one to four feet deep In Moorehaven, according to the 0|>or ator there and slowly rising, although not as fast as earlier In the day. The Western Fnion office Is flooded with six Inches of water. The Western Fnion reports no other trouble In that section or on ihe west coast, although the local of fice* of the Southern Hell Telephone and Telegraph company report that they have not been In eommunlcatlon with Moorehaven, Tampa or Orlando this morning. Pride Omahans Take in Plant Culture Shows Many Home Owners Live Here Earl]) Start M/dc in Preparing Lawns and Flower Gardens as Dealers Report Demand for Rulbs and Seeds—Now Is Proper Time for IVorlf Omaha la busy plnntlng Ha lnwn*j and getting llaelf ready to get a good start with flowers and ahrnha for next year. Home resident* are pre paring to cheat cold winter, and have flower* and plant* Indoor* even If th* ground outable Is covered with a blanket of snow and chill winds make any kind of plant life Impossible. That so large a per cent of homes are owned by their Inmates, w ho take a natural pride In beautifying thrlr grounds, la causing a good demand for shrubs and flower*. Healer* report r steady demand for bulbs and seeds for fall planting Tulip*, hyacinths and peonies are go Ing atrong. Ho ate shruhs. Fruit trees ate not l»-!ng planted extensive ly, due to the early season, People are walling for the leave* to fall. Th* Nebraska Hied company 1" 1m porting thousand* of built* from Hol land, which II ships to florists and to collectors In smell towns. The retail slot* et Fifteenth and Howard street* is also doing a rushing business According In I, F M'-Sh.ine of the retail store, tulips. Hutch hyacinth* ilnd peonies, are In gri'.itest demand. Lilies, narcissi and jomiull* are also doing fair business. People are ntov Ing their shrubs, and planting guise for the coming year. Fruit tree* arc not being planted. Th* lies! season for the latter Is In spring. One of the advantages of planting. In full la ths tliu* factor. Thu* 14 days, which It takes ths average perennial to germinate, arc saved en llrely. Flowers anil shrub*, and lawns grow better and are stronger when planted in the fall, declared Mr Me Shane. Many people In apartment houses are glowing flowers to add to lbs 1n terlnr decoration of their rooms. Title can easily be done An old pan or tome such receptacle when filled with pebbles may he sey1'**'! with water, and bulb# planted therein Paper white narcissi and Chinese llllei flour ish under such conditions. With other flower* a commercial psrparatlon of filter dirt may lie need in place of pebbles, giving the plants the necessary nourishment. They should tie started in the dark to give the roots full growth In preference to the tops. Then when bought Into the sunshine they blossom luto fine flowers The Byrd nursery. Sixty-sixth and Podge streets, la doing a good deal of Its business In flowers and shrubs. Iji fact, shrills are the strongest adders. I-atrr In the fall the tree season will start, when more leaves have fallen. Planting may lie done outdoor* tin til the ground is so hard that one cannot slick s raks Into it, accord ing to Mi McBhane liven then, one can safely plant tree* no matter how hard the ground Is. with a cover of dry leaves, straw or fertiliser. Engine That Pulled Harding Death Train to Carry His Pictures Marlon. O., Oct. 9.—Locomotive No. 2933. which pulled the funeral train of Warren O. Hardin* over the Kent division of the Baltimore A Ohio rail road from Akron to Marlon August 9, Is to carry pictures of the late president. llMrv R. Adams, superin tendent of thevdivlsion, announced to day. The pictures, draped with American flags, will he mounted In dust proof frames. S by 10 Inches, which will be welded on the sides of the engine cab under the windows. They will remain on the locomotive until March 4 1925. when the term of President Harding would have expired. Col. Majors Chuckles Over Removal Failure Lincoln, Oct. 9.—Col. Tom Majors I simply chuckled today w hen asked to comment on a charge brought against him in a petition for his re moval from th« normal board, which stated that he was In his dotage. Although the colonel had nothing to say regarding the action of the nor mal hoard, which yesterday declared unwarranted the charges brought against him. he did state that noth ing had pleased him so much In some time as did the finding of the names of the Howe family on a petition supporting hin^j Years ago he and the Howes were constantly at loggerheads on political issues, their antagonism being almost on a par with the celebrated quar rels between the late J. Sterling Mor ton and \V. J. Bryan. To find them together on an issue was a great treat. Colonel Majors said. He eame to the state house to ask the nttnrney general's office to rep resent the normal board In its suit with J Istwrence Eason. Governor Itrvan to Make . Trip to State Fisheries Lincoln. Oct. #—Governor Bryan will leave here tomorroy morning for Valentine for an inspection of the state fisheries. He will travel in the fish car. and a part of the day will 1>« devoted to the Inspection of sur rounding country to see if a part o{ the money appropriated by the legls latum for the purchase of lakes should be spent there. When it was intimated that a lit tl* shooting might be included in the pl»ns, the governor said he had been warned to carry a gttn, as It is re ported "that the prairie chickens are very bad up there." Portland. < >r<\. \ih* Ahotu Don Show An Inquiry from the Portland Beat ty Board of Portland. Ore., about hoV the Ak Sar Hen don ahowa are or ganlacd and financed wna received Tueadny morning by rhnrlca Gardner, aecretary of Ak Sar Ben. Portland. anJrt the letter. In plan nlng to atnrt n aoylety of the order of the Knlghta of Ak Sir Ben The memhera of the real eatnte board re culled !icing cleverly entertained In Omaha at the den phow and wanted to know how It la done. More Mono for Hit! Crop. Denver. . Stokes, wealthy hotel owner, against Mrs H»len Elwood Stokes, to day admitted under cross examination by 5t|rmiel Untermeyer, Mrs. Stoke*’ chief counsel, that she had deliberate ly testified falsely In answering ques tions about her past. Wlien question by Mr. Untermeyer Mrs. Miller, who had declared she had been married several times, was unable to give definitely the dates of the marriages. At first she said she had married a man named Murphy in the city hall at New York, but later, on severe cros« examination by the defense counsel retracted this state ment. declared It false end admitted that she had committed deliberate perjury. The negress swore yesterday that she saw Mrs Stokes in the New Y'ork apartment of Edgar T. Wallace, prin cipal co respondent In the first Stokea trial, a half dozen times between June, 1917, and January. 191S, when she brought food to them. Mrs. Miller said she was a waitress at one time in a tea room in West Thirty fifth street, New Y'ork. Re called to the stand today, she de clared she had delivered food to the apartment of Wallace and had found Mrs. Stokes there In scanty attire. Mrs. Miller said she had come to New Y'ork two weeks ago alone, but at the request of a Mrs. Phillips and of lianiel Nugent, one of Stokes law yers. She also said she talked with Mr. Stokes concerning the case over the telephone three or four times. Mr. Untermyer referred to the grand Jury Inquiry In Chicago as a result of which Stokes, Nugent and five < tilers were indicted for conspiracy and asked the witness if she did not know that Inquiry was going on. She replied >he knew 'he was want ed and said she had been away from 1 er home for two weeks, stopping at various places to keep the officers from serving her. 'T got a check for 9100," she said when asked what she got for criming to New Y'ork. Ship * Sailing Delayed 20 Minutes Over Baby Buggy N>w York, Oct. 9—Dopartuf* of the steamship M uuretania was de hived 20 minutes today on account of a ha by'* perambulator. The carriage, property of young John Klrchonsteln, Ir., who is cn route to Ijondon with hi* parents, arrived at the dock after the vessel had started. John's mother stamped her foot and insisted he could not see London without it. so the giant steamship waited while ohiig.ng sailors hoisted the vehicle to the deck. Nrw ( nr 1* Stolen W bile Owner is Vttending (.hurcli City, Neb . Oct. 9—Glenn l*arli s new car was stolen from in tront of the Rapttat curch in this city while he was in the church at tending a young peopW s meeting He had locked the doors of the machine and also the transmission, hut the thieves ware successful in driving it away. He had only purchased it about a week and carried no nsuiAnre % Funds Sent Louisvi lie Sufferers Flood Victims Receive $100 Subscribed by T. C. Byrne* Through The Omaha Bee as Starter. Other Towns Contribute Special Dispatch te The Omaha Dee. Louisville, Neb.. 9.—The flood re lief committee was gratified to learn that T. C. Byrne of Omaha had sub scribed $100 through The Omaha Bee to aid flood sufferers. It was the first contribution received by Louis ville from Its big neighbor. Ray L. Alston of Omaha, head OJ the Nebraska Red Cross society, ar rived here tonight to ascertain needs of the sucerers which might be sup plied by the organization. The city of Plattsmouth has sub scribed $500 while the Burlington shopmen at Plattsmouth raised $219 and turned the money over to the local relief committee. The towns of Weeping Water, Gret na, Paplllion, Manley, Murdock, Elm wood, South Bend, Cedar Creek and Springfield have all furnished men to aid In repairing bridges and clear ing away the debris. In each tn stance, women from these towns ac companied the men and served din ner for them In the Odd Fellows ha!! Fund for Louisville T. C. Byrne Tuesday sent to The Omaha Bee a check for $100 with which to Inaugurate a relief fund for flood sufferers at Louisville, Neb. Salesmen of Mr. Byrne's firm told such dramatic tales of the suffering among merchants and residents fol lowing the flood that he was moved to start some action to relieve the situation. The creek at Louisville, which over flowed Its banks during the storm In which 12 lives ware lost, Is reported to be choked with the carcasses of dead animals, and the condition of the Inhabitants is serious. Many of the business men of the town are facing ruin. Other donations to relieve the suf fering may be sent to The Omaha Bee and the entire amount will be forwarded to Louisville. First contribution: Byrne-Hsmmrr .. $160 Ruhr Magnates Make Demands A?k Berlin for Authority to Negotiate With Occupa tion Official?. Berlin, Oct. *—Drastic demands were made of the German govern ment today by the group of Ruhr industrials heeded by Hugo Stlnnes. who recently were In consultation with General Degoutte. the French commander In chief at Dusseldorf. Authority to continue negotiation* with the occupation officials In the Ruhr was one of these demands. Provision for longer working hours for German workers, both In the mines and above ground was another. The demands were handed to the government hy Herr Stlnnes. He asked an answer by noon today. A meeting of the cabinet took them under consideration. The Industrial* also demanded com pensation for the coal confiscated since the beginning of the Ruhr oc eupation and for the forcibly levied coal tax; the abolition of the coal tax to Ruhr regions: a guarantee that all fttfure deliveries of reparation coal be placed in their hands: preferential treatment for the Ruhr in supplies of raw material* and foodstuffs. The working hours underground, tf the industrialists' demands were granted, would be 8 1-2 hours and above ground. 10 hours. The industrialists also asked what the government's attitude would be tcaard the creation of a railway com pany in the occupied territory In which the Rhineland. Franc# and In dustry would participate. Brussels Oct. 9 — Belgian oinc!*l circle* are optimistic over the sltua tton in the Ruhr. Advice* reaching the government show the resumption of work on a daily Increasing scale. The Belgian officials In the valley de clare that ITS.tHV) workmen and other railroad employes In the occupied ter rltorjr are ready to go hack to their job* a* soon as assurance* are given that the Berlin government will guar mtee the payment of their wage* and authorize them to take the oath of ••professional allegiance" to the Bran co Belgian railroad management. Governor Designate? Oct. 12 as Columbus Da* IJncoln. Oct. I—Governor Bryan today Issued a proclamation making October 15 a legal holiday, when Columbus day will be eelehrated. He praised the action of the legie lature in setting aside a day to cel obrate the history of the discoverer of America and said: The day is Important to all of us To keep In mind the great deed* of those who have preceded us la one of the cardinal virtue* of mankind i The Weather for ?4 hffir* •naing ? r m. o> • . TrmiM>r»i(nw. 11 T?. lowi>n, J4, tr^an. if. »or. mu! t>* T*t«l idnfff .Un»#ry i, * f* KrUtivs- lltimultf*. I'm'tntiicf • * »»» ?1, *,*. 7 i» m C* prn l|ti(g|it>n lin-hra gml l< uiilrt.itha4 2d. llaMtrt* 1>tt