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A -THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: (XJTOHKK 25, 1914. HOLD DEBATE OYER COMPENSATION ACT T. M, Coffey and Louis V. Ouye Dii cim'It Before Central Park League. LABOR MES'S VIEWS DIFFER Former. RerreJeatta state Fedrrw tlim, Believes It to B Lous Stea la Alriarr for Wrkl. tmm of Nebraska. Tto ' wijrktiiMi'i rr.mrer.atlon paes-a, by the last leKllure arttj now befor the voters on referendum patl tlon," deln.teil lant nUht before, ths Central Park Social and Civic Iku at Central Tark arhofit, Forty-second and Grand acenue. Frank M. Coffey, secretary-treasurer of the State Federation of Labor, which haa dec lured In favor of the law, preaeutnd Its merit! and arirufd for Us endorsement at the polls. Ixuls V. Guye. representing tlia Omaha and South Omaha Central Labor unions, which are on record against the law, tried to show that It ouaht' not to .be adopted by pop ular vote. Many questions were asked of the two speakers, after the debate was closed, and as explanations progressed, there seemed to be more and more sentiment among the auditors for putting the law Into full force for the relief of work Ins men. ' Saves Coart lrore4ar. "It nffers much rteee rtief from the present neceaatty of fighting a case through several courts," said Mr. Coffey In presenting the provisions of. the Jaw. "And tns relief offered la In greater amounts than now obtainable under the general law. "If H was not for the opposition of per sonal injury lawyers, the new compensa tion law would hardly r. opposed at all. They are the fellow 'who are fighting Belding, Famous Merchant, Gives Birthplace a Library !'"V "; - : yr- ' 4. " t. Ml! The Mllo M. Petting Memorial library, with an endowment behind It and a $1.00 check from M. M. Heldlng, Jr., for new books, Is now conspicuously beautiful feature of Aahfleld, Mass. Ileturnlnf to the scenes of his child hood and In memory of his parents, Mary Wilson and Hiram Belding who lived there sixty years ago the donor dedi cated his gift to the pleasure, education and progress of Aahfleld. Mllo M. Belding, sr., senior member and chairman of the executive commllee of the world's largest silk house Veldtng Uros. A Co. was born In Aah fleld, April t, 1S3J. He rose from farm hand to silk salesman, to manufacturer, and established himself as a dominating figure In the allk business. Jn VW3 he JMned his brothers, who had a silk business In Deldlng. Mien., and tho firm of Deldlng Bros, tt Co.. since well known to the allk trade, was organised. gainst the adoption of the law, and are Wr, Hiding- personally took charge of the Chicago office, later of .the New Tork financing the opposition campaign. It Is positively, known that , personal Injury lawyers. directed the circulation ofpetl floral . for a. referendum , vote, after the JeijUilaturs passed tbe law, and It It had Jintfbetn tar their activity, the law would now be In : effect lit Nebraska., , .' Aalaaas Br tad Opaoaltloa. , I "Many pareonal Injury lawyers signed the petitions, and It la also a fact that many of the signatures are unreadable, In the handwriting of personal Injury lawyers, and most probably faked. 1 am convinced that the advertising campaign ' now being waged against the law Is being ' financed, not by any laboring men, or by the Ctntral Labor unions, but by these same personal Injury-lawyers, wbo hate to see any pie slipping from tbelr fingers M. , In explaining the new law, Mr. Coffey showed that It will allow the Injured workman the option ot coming under the ; rcrhpfnaetlon provisions, or - taking the .matter Into court. (Be Is now done, so that he will not loae his right of court trial If the . compensation arrangement does not suit him. The mate Federation ' of Labor man declared the new law will wipe out the old "fellow servant" rule of law, by, which many employers bow raanago. to dodge liability for accidental injuries sustained .by employes while at work, lie asserted that at present nine .out of ten Injured employes have to go without compensation, whereas they are ..offered compensation for all Injuries 1n Sdec the bre.pt sod la, , v . . t. -Hesalt of LItlsrat loa. Mr. Coffey showed that durlng'the year Ull In Douglas county out of twenty two death claims W. court 'fly -fatted to recover a' cent Under the present' law. .About '1 16.000 In death Judgments were . 'rendered "by t)iT courts. aa avei.Sae for a Jivjman life of only , tt.fcss., The highest valuation' for a Ufa. was. I ne .'lowest ;only tuu, and the following were anipl allowance' nlaJV 'In' "court" on' floath xialms. V ) -d ....... A: locomotive enirlnecr '. ....11,0)9 00 A' transfer waaun driver: J... l.wou A'selln hand....'..., 1 JjOOU office, and then took over the entire buai- neaa management. - Ills constructive, sound methods won recognition and confluence from all with whom ha came In contact. Mr. lieldln held the presidency of the company until UM, when his son, M. M. Belding, Jr., succeeded him at the head of the or ganisation. The Mllo M. Belding Memorial library dedicatory exercises were attended In large numbers by the people of Aahfleld and by a delegation from New Tork City. Dr. O. Rtanley Halt, president of Clark university, delivered an addreaa on "The New Education." General PV C. Toung, vice president of Belding Bros. AV Co., spoke on behalf of Mr. Belding. The Mllo M. Belding library structure Is of simple, dignified Greek architecture and built of gray St. Lawrence marble brought from qiierrles owned by Holding Bros. A Co. The entrance Is flanked on each side by two Ionic columns, and the door and cornice of Greek doelgn. The rough masonry, the windows, and the absence ot the columns about the bulding distinguish It from the rigid Oreck type. Tho Interior contains a large reading room running tha entire length of the building and two small rooms, one for a private reading room and the other for the librarian. The walls are decorated with paneling of a soft olive tint, and the woodwork Is of quartered oak of similar coloring. The book shelves and stocks were especially made and carved to fol low the general decorative design. The cornice, upheld by Ionic columns, Is deco rated In cream and gold. BRITISH COMBING SEAS F0RTHE FOE Admiralty Tells of Steps Being Teken to Round Up Eight or Nine German Crniseri. EMDEN AND KARLSHUIIE WORST A tnua o Inairument man !. A switching crew man l.fO.OO A boy u-uuker 1.&0U.W . - La a sr i'aart Taaatra, ! Referring to . t" terrible ' steamship .boiler explosion In New York seventeen years ago. When seventy-five people were injured he cfted One claim resulting from It which 'required almost seventeen years ' of court procedure before the claim reached, final adjudication and the suf ferer received any damage money for his injury. In absolute contraat to such' .Mow and unjust .Statement of claims, 'which atlll prevails under the Nebraska 'law now In force, he cited a recent caae Michigan, which showed the value ot workmen's compensation laws In plaoe of protracted litigation, rive days after John Massttt, a Minnesota laborer lost -Ills life his widow tils awarded a weekly . Jncome. bawd On his earnings, for the real of her life. She had filed no appli cation for Samagea The Minnesota com rnlsa.on first' learned ot the case by read ' Ing ot It In the newspapers the day after MaseeU's death. Concluding his arguments for the adop tion of tbe law by popular vote, Mr. Cof fey' declared that the law proposed for - Nebraska la U per cent higher In benefit ' allowance tor Injuries than are tha thote ' most successful lws now In force In other states. Mr. Ouye, in speaking against the pro posed, law, declared that all laboring 'inen favor the' principles of compensa tion.". But he alleged that the proposed law doca not contain the principles ot true compensation. He said no commls . slon ot men was provided to consider claim, and by providing for an equity court adjudication of claims It does not give a trial by Jury. ' He admitted that personal Injury law ers sow get W per cent of Judgments won for workmen's Injuries, but he said that under the new law. be thought tb Injured workman would not get even as much as (4 per cent of what he might secure under tbe old law. In other words, i he thouKht the compensation amounts provided In the, new. law for various In juries were not Urge enough. He also asserted that t,nder the pro posed law, Insurance conipapiea would reap a harvest, and " that It would work a calamity fur working people. He cited figures In trying to show that the y ropbsed Nebraska - compensations are not as large, nor for. as many weeks, as allowed In other stales where compensa tion laws are In force. He sited New Yolk figure, however, and Mr. Coffey declared that the New Tork law should tut be taken In' comparison, aa It was tiut entirely successful When Mr. Ouye tried to attack tha Ne braska law 6a the ground that It makes r.o specific allowance for the loss of finders, tors, and so forth, Mr. Coffey Kln "called kl argument, by pointing out that all 'Injuries which wholly or ertla1Jy tocapeclteU a workman, have tfBpeiisatlons provided for them. AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA Fire and Police Commiiiion Lays Sown New Rale Governing Hen. NO MORE SHIRKING OF DUTY Hereafter Whea Officers Are III They Mast Faralsh Certificates of Doctors ar Ldm Time. v . According to a ruling recently adopted by tha . Klre and Ttilca commlmloners, any member of either the fire or police department failing to report for duty win be docked the time he Is off duty, unless he la Incapacitated through In juries while. In service or shows a physi cian's certificate-of Illness. In tbe latter caae only halt pay will be allowed. In the resolution adapted lt-waa cited that It had com to tho knowledge of members of the board . within tho last M I I . , ...... . lew muninp mai men in vvm perrv menta had remained away from work Without giving sufficient cause,' ' The. excuse of sickness has been so frequently used that the board has been compelled ' to act It a also stated that the men have refused to take their as signed position as given by their chief Heveraj months ago men laying oft In the police department were docked by Chief Briggs, but In number, of, In stance they Were" paid In full, notwith standing the report of the chief. The lack of discipline Is. on ot the reasons why the board has established the new rule. It I asserted. t Loses II la Llaea. v. Walter Klnger, clem In J. Penton'a drug store, a having a hard time In try ing to locate a bag of laundry h started tor ' a cleaning shop last Saturday. IUnger was busy, and, seeing a .boy In front of the place, called hlnuln and gave him a dime to deliver the soiled cloth ing. From that time to thl he ha failed to discover .the slightest clua to the missing goodav Waives rrollastaaurr Heart mgr. Louis Be, alia Luoky Brown, waived a preliminary hearing before Judge Callanaa yesterday morning and was taken to the county Jail. ' Beaa , was re manded to the county Jail without bait to await trial on a fleet, degree murder charge, haying confessed to th stabbing ot 1. J. Kane, August 14, VbX. Btaa in sist that ha committed the deed in elf defense, 1 tart CeJearatloa. Hallowe'en la here la spirit and the young people In tha north and of town have started their yearly campaign 'of moving everything vhty can . handle." Autos, galea, euthousus and things hot securely anchored are being moved from one part .ot .town to the ether. . Complaints have boen filed with tho po lice and -the officer have been In structed to arrest anyone caught ' doing tr.y damage. An extra number ot plain clothes mrsr will be put on the force un til after : Hallowe'en. They wUl patrol the residence portion of the city. (atl4 l-oaeervatlen South Omaha Circle ot tha Child Con servative league . held , an Interesting meeting on Thursday afternoon at the Kouth Omaha High school. The program was on the subject of self-control and consisted ot papers by Mesdames F. Y Sevick and B. C Baker, a "Quia," con ducted by Mrs. A. L. Hunter and. a parliamentary drill by tha president, Mrs. Charles F. Mahl. The circle has changed Its days of meeting from the second and fourth, to the first and third Thursday of each month. The subject of the next program 'will be "Domestic Science." Iienaiina" rrrost. Frank Faux, captain; Frank Broad- well, second speaker, and Avenell St'ck ley and Ralph Ooldberg, tied for third place, was the decision of the Judges last evening In the annual debating try out held at the high school auditorium to pick the first and second' debating team to represent the South Omaha High school during the coming semester in the Nebraska State Debating leaguo. The speaker delivered their speeches to over 200 relatives and friends. The mem ber of the second team were not an nounced last evening. Seven contestants trleo out, and with the exception of one all were inexperi enced. Faux, a last year's man, manned third place on the second team last year. Broad well gave a speech excellently cosy struoted. and hi delivery was very goo I Miss Btlckley. one of the two feminine contestants, was strong In rebuttal, and her direct argument showed exce'lent or ganisation.' Ooldberg was strong Iri. logic and the construction of his direct argu ment. ' A majority ot the high school faculty acted a Judrea and will vote second time to decide who will be the third sneaker of the first team. The team will immediately enter on the yeaf'h work by nveatlgatlng tho atate question for de bate this year, "Resolved. That the Rail roads of the- United States Should be Owned and Operated by the United States." A donate will be held with a picked team of inld-year graduate. ron slating of Kmmott Iloctor. Karl Leo and Garwood Richardson, Wednesday eve ning. November 4, In the Board ot Edu cation room of the high school. Maale City Uoaalp. 1ty Treasurer P. J. Martin went to Lincoln yesterday. . At noon yeeterday a train load of 0 hordes left the yards for New Tork, Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Connell 2013 P street, ar rejoicing over tha birth of a sou. Mlaa Corey Kngllsh from Ashland la visiting Mrs. George Stewart, 1704 Mis souri avenue. Mr. and Mr. William Lavery, 1M South Nineteenth street, reported the birt,h ot a daughter. Charles Clapp,- Jr., left yesterday for Wood Lake, where ha Intonds spending several week hunting. Lew Etter. superintendent of malt re ported to the police this morning that his horse is missing, either strayed or stolen. Captain Henry Carey of the police de-. part men t Is taking his annual vacation bt ten days on a duck hunting expedi tion. The condition of 'Arthur Btence shows little Improvement, but tt Is believed that he Is gradually growing somewhat stronger. Jerry Fenton, drugirlst at Thirty-elxth end 4j streets, was calli-d to Lincoln yes terday owing to .the serious illness of a near relative. i On - Wednesday, October tl, William Fkarda and Miss Elisabeth Wllluhn Were un ted In marriage r lr. - Wheeler at his residence. ul North Twenty- econd street. South Omaha. FRANCE NEEDS OUTSIDE HELP THROUGH WINTER PARIS. Oct. M. Th greatest problem for France thla winter probably will be to take cars ot the people at homo. Tha army will have the first call on tho na tional resources. Th 87,000,000 ot people at homo must get on as best they can. A wonderful spirit of gentleness and kindness I moving the French people to create a community of Interest In every thing they bave. In which every person shall shire. All private Interests bave shrivelled up. Nevertheless, contributions from the outside world ar sorely needed. Former Has f'aptared or "aak Twenty F.natlsn Veaarle, While j Latter Ilea Tnlrteea to Its Credit. LONDON. Oct. 24-The admiralty to night laffued a ' statement outlining the steps that are being taken to round up the eight or nine German cruisers at !. In lha Atlantic t'o .1 f . an4 Imllan ' oceans. These cruisers Include tho Erndnn, which has s'ink or captared twenty British vessels to date In the In dian ocean and the Karlsruhe, which hss taken thirteen Brltlah ships In the Atlantic. The statement says: "Searching for. these vessels and work ing In concert under various commanders-in-chief are upwards of seventy British, Australian, Japanese, French and Rus sian cruisers, not Including auxiliary cruisers. Among these are a number of the fastest British cruisers. Malatala Con I Sopply. "The vast expanses of sea and oceans and th many thousands of Inlands offer almost Infinite choice ot movement to the enemy's ships. In spite of every ef fort to cut off their coal supply it has hitherto been maintained by one means or another.. Ia the face of increasing dif ficulties the discovery and destruction of these few enemy cruiser therefore Is largely a matter of time, patlonc and good luck. The public should have confidence that the commanders-in-chief and the experienced captains serving under them are doing all .that Is' possible and taking the best steps to bring the enemy to action. Occupied In Convoy Daty,' "Our commandors so far have been occupied In very serious and Important convoy duty, but this .work has some what lessened and the number of search ing cruisers is being continually aug mented. "Meanwhile merchant ship must observe the admiralty Instruction which It Is obviously Impossible to specify, and use ail the precaution which have been suggested. On routes where these in structions have been followed they have o far proven very effective. On the other hand, where they have been dis regarded, captures have been made. The 'Sot: .-.v;.t, V. ',- V, MISS JIOLM, SHOE BUYER, ANNOUNC S - A MOST UNUSUAL BARGAIN EVENT SHOE WEEK AT THE ENLARGED B. & T. STORE MISS CLARA HOLM The Only Lady Shoe Buyer in Omaha, per haps in the West. For several years, Mim Holm ha been chief aaltant in the Benson & Thome Shoe Dept. Very recently she was elevated to the head-ship much to the satisfaction of tho thou sands of women to Whom she has sold shoea, Her elevation marks 4 departure from the regular methods or shoe management. In recognition of her ability It was thought advis able, when a vacancy occurrel, to put the department In the hands of a capable woman. BeriBon & Thorne Shoes for women and chil dren ore the best made, the most stjllsh shoes In the country. Miss Holm wants more women to know of them wants to Introduce them to mora people who want their dollnrs to do full duty. I pon nssumlng the headship of this department nhe asked that one whole we?k be set aside as "Shoa Week," and we consented. Shoe Week has arrived- It ia yours to profit and gain greater shoe satisfaction. Monday. All Day, We Will Sell Ladies High Shoes of superb style In Patents with cloth or dull top, dull ralf and tans; button models, correct heel heights all sizes and widths for Misses and Women; worth regularly to $5.00... School Shoes to Be Put on Sale After , School Hours Monday 4 to 6 P. M. $9Q Slses m to 2. Scuffer. 8 tart-rights. Health l.axtaa in broken lota, dull, patents, tan and tan backs a shoe for every foot, but not a complete range of sizes In any line. Sold to 13.6(5. for For Little Folks, During Same Hours, 4 to 6 Sites, up to 8 In tans, patents, and dull leathers; worth to $2.00 JJJLsJL V Shot Dipt. by EJevalpr ar Stair UMAIIA'H FASTKST UKOWIXO STOKE. Your Shop vnanc . of oeason 1316-18-20 FARXAM STRKET. same vaatness of the aea which has so far enabled the German cruisers to avoid capture, will protect trade. The only' alternative to the methods now adopted U the marshaling of merchant men In regular convoys at stated Intervals. So far tt has not been- thought necessary to hamper trade by enforcing such a sys tem. - Lose Ira Than Iteekoned Oa. 'The percentage of loss Is much less, than was reckoner on before the war. Out of 4,000 British ships engaged In the foreign trado only thirty-nine have been sunk by the enemy, or less than 1 per cent In all, Bealdea seven vessels are now overdue In Atlantic waters. "The rate ot Insurance for cargoes which at the butbreak of the war 'was fixed at 5 guineas per cent has now been reduced to t guineas per cent. "Between J.OOO and 9,000 foreign voy ages have been undertaken to and from United Kingdom ports, less than 5.000 of which have been Interfered with; and of these losses a large number have been caused by merchant vessels taking every thing for granted and proceeding with out precautions, as If there were no war. "On the other hand, German oversea trade has practically ceased to exist. Nearly all their fast ships which' could have been used as auxiliary cruisers were promptly penned Into neutral har bors or have taken refuge In their own. Of the comparatively few German ship which have put to sea, 133 have been cap tured, or nearly our times the number cf those lost by the very large British merchant marine. "In these circumstances there Is no cause for anxiety and no excuse for com plaint." Bee Want Ads Are the Best Business Boosters. Hearing Ordered at Omaha. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 24. (Spe cial Telegram.) The Interstate Com merce, commission has ordered a hearing he held nt Omaha. November 24, by Kx aminer Flynn In the case of the Consoli dated Fuel rompany against Council Bluffs and Qulncy Hallroad company. THIS COMPLETE SET. CONSISTING OF 121'SOLII !M nn lil mm mm PRICE and TERMS Nose and Head Stopped Up from Cold or Catarrh, Open at Once My cleeuiaing, lleallng lUliu In sLaully Clear Koae, Ileewl aaul Tbroat Htoftg NaMty Catarrhal Dix Wfc'ee. Dull Headache Goea. Try "Ely's Cream Balm.' 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