Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 03, 1915, Page 5, Image 5
TI1K HKK: OMAHA, AVKDNHSDAY. H:MtlT.RV- 3, 1015. 5 HOUSE ,0F MORGAN NOT SOJOWERFOL Head of Firm Testifies Hi Cor poration Poet Not Control Hair of Railways of America. IN FAVOR OF THE OPEN SHOP NEW YORK. Feb. f.-Al. P. Morgan, testifying today at the Inquiry being con ducted by the Federal Commission on In dustrial Relation Into the great phil anthropic foundation and the causes of Industrial "unrest, denied that his bank Ins firm dominated half of the railroads in the United States. The denial was called forth by- a state ment attributed . to .Samuel trntermyer when the latter was a witness 'before the ccmmlelon that his banking firm hsd virtually-controlled the railroads. "We certainly do not control half of the roads." Mr. Morgan . asserted. He added with a laugh, "1 do not know any thing about Kuhn, T-oeb At Co.'s business. Mr. Untermyer waST certainly wrong." Ilia First .tppearsaef. It was Mr. Morgan's first appearance for the vast company' of Morgan -. Co. When Mr. Morgan 'arrived at tho hear ing John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers of Amcrlc and now a member of the New York State "Workmen's Compensation commission, was on the stand. Mr. Mitchell testified regarding conditions among the miner of Colorado and Pennsylvania and charac terised "simply' absurd" the RocVefel lcr plan of settling labor troubles In Col credo. ' Mr. Morgan confessed his lack of knowl edge regarding labor conditions In the corporations of which he Is a dlreetor. The officers of corporations, as execu tive officials, were responsible for labor conditions among the employes, Mr. Mor gan declared. He was In favor of the "open shop" and considered that In labor dispute the employer - should "play' the part of any decent man." Philanthropic foundation had done considerable good he believed. v Commissioner Welnstock asked Mr. Morgan for suggestions as to legislation that congress might be requested to enact to better relations between employers and employes. - Too Bis for Him. ' "That's too big for me," Mr. Morgan replied. 'The idea is an admirably one, but I do not know enough about ques tions." - "We find It a hard ope," said Mr. Weln stock. ' "I should think you would," the witness replied. Mr. Morgan said he thought every man should have equal rights before the law. As to unions laying down conditions for workers in the United . States Steel cor poration, Mr. Morgan said that the unions had nothing to do with it. - "The men certainly don't, ha,ve to work flicre." Mr. Morgan said, "fr they are dissatisfied they can leave, That Is every man's right" Amos Pinchot, a Now Tork attorney, the first witness today, was permitted to finish the reading pf testimony Se hsd not concluded while on the stand Satur day, but which had been placed In the record. In this he -accused the Associ ated -Press of partiality to the capitalistic side of labor controversies In the handling vi news. ' - Dernberg Says U, S, Should Be Kept Out Of War of Nations t MINNEAPOLIS. Mind., Feb. S.-That any Idea of involving the United States in the pre scat European war would be "quitei criminal and every well wisher of this . country ' should be entirely foreign to that idea," was the assertion made tonight by Dr. Bernard Dernberg', former colonial secretary ot the German empire, who was guest of honor at a banquet given by the Germanic society of Minnesota. This statement was brougnt forth by published reports quoting from Dr. Dern berg" a address before the civic associa tion here today to the effect that the '. combined fleets of the United States and Germany could curb. Great Britain 'in "its arrogant policy" of controlling the seas. In reference to this Dr.- Dernberg is sued the following statement: "There is no truth in the statement pur porting to come from me that 1 had asked American aid for free ocean traf fic through Uhe combining of the fleets of the UnltqH States and Germany. What I said was that Germany was engaged in a fight over. Great Britain's control of the seven seas; a topic in which the United States also is interested. But I never suggested nor hinted thal the United States should be dragged Into this war. Any such idea I would consider quite criminal, and every well-wiher of inw country should be entirely foreign to that idea." Recall Guilty Pleas : In Jobbing Trial , ST. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. l-Pleae of guilty entered ir the federal district court here today by three defendants in the so called "great western Jobbing trial" were recalled later In the dsy in order that the three men might testify as govern ment witnesses. It was announced that they would re-enter picas of guilty afte. , the trial. After the-pleaa of guilty had been en tered seven other defendants went ti trial Jointly. Those who pleaded guilty were diaries L. Greenfield, Julius Stelnhardt and Myer Rotman. The case involves alleged fraudulent mercantile transactions amounting to 11,000,000. It was charged that merchan dise sold on credit to one of a chain of tores would be ahifted to another store and that thenvthe first store would avoid payment by going Into bankruptcy. The alleged fraud conspiracy extended over many states. 1 KAISER GIVES HEAD OF KRUPP WORKS IRON CROSS BERLIN, (Via London), Feb. 1 -Emperor 'William today personally eon f erred the Iron cross on Dr. Gustave Krupp von Bohlea und Halhach, head of the Krupp Iron works. Count Gunter von Berr.atorff, son of the German ambassador' to the United States, also has "been awarded tbe Iron roes. Cicntificos Start New Revolution Against Both Villa and Carranza Eli PASO. Tex., Feb. f.-A movement directed nr. I net the Carrsnsa and Villa elemente l,i Mexico has been launched by the Clentlflro party, whlrh supported Hiss and the lln.-rta regime, according to authentic Information received hern to day. The new tnnvemor. I. said to have received the odlterenve ot many for merly wealthy landowners. Further. It was deviated that a pur ported peace conference of prominent Mexican, set for Fenniary t at Sun Am tonlo. Te., waa expected to advance a new plan of government whloh would oppose both the constitutionalists and the conventionalists. Federieo Oamboa. a former cabinet minister under President Huerta and once ambassador to the Washington government, was reported as having been slated for the position of provisional president. In the new movement the wealth of AFFAIRS AT JOUTH OMAHA Bill Raising Salaries of Police In troduced by Member Not from Douglas. LOOKS LIKE POLITICAL MOVE Dlstrunt of their own representatives at the state legislature has become apparent In the repeated Instances of administra tion bills confided to the loving care of out-state men. Recently a bill Increasing the salaries of the city council and mayor more than $1,000 each per year wii Intro-, duced by Representative Nichols of Madi son. Another bill aggregating 15,Or0 aa an addition to the Soutli Omaha police fund has been Introduced by Representative Lannlgan. Th"o blUjprovides for Increases of the South Omaha policemen's salaries and also a three-shift system. Lawyer E. D. O'Sullivan drafted the bill and It Is understood that he confided It to the care of Representative Lannlgan, who Intro duced It in the house. Representatives Barrett. Larsen and Howard sl live In South Omaha, but they were not entrusted with the bills for the relief of the coun, cilmen and police. , "It's Just politics Introducing this bill," said a policeman yesterday. "It has no chance of passing, but it Is expected to have, an effect In South Omaha Just the same. Some of the police, however, have not fallen for the bunk." Debaters to Make Trip. The local high school debating team will make a three-day debating trip through the cities of Auburn, Lincoln and Have lock, starting next Thursday afternoon. The team, composed of Frank Faux, cap tain; Frank Broad well and Ralph Gold berg, will be accompanied by Coach Will lam Ycilngton of the high 'school. Debates will be held on the state ques tion for debate, "Resolved, That the Rail roads ot the United States Shall Be Owned and Operated by the Government." The affirmative will be upheld by the local team agalnat Auburn on Thursday evening. Lincoln and Havelock will be met Friday afternoon and evening and the tesm will come home Saturday morn ing. ' . ' The locsl tesm, although composed in majority of new material, la confident of victory at all three places. In the state league series Omaha was drawn aa the first opponent In the championship race for the eastern district, and every effort to win that debate is being made by Coach Yerlngton and local supporters. ' Hasalfi Breaks . Thomss Hannlgan, Thirty-ninth and Q streets, fell and broke his leg yester day afternoon at Thirty-sixth and Q streets. Hannlgan is said to have been riding in a wagon, which lurched as he I nearel the corner of Thirty-sixth and Q, He was thrown and sustained a frac ture of the right Umb. He" was trken home. Shoaot la Stabbed. Joe Shonot, In one of the mysterious affrays, which happen almost weekly in the vicinity of bloody ycorncrs, was stabbed In the back ands dangerously wounded Sunday night. The fight occur red at Thirtieth and R streets, a block or two from the "Bloody Corners," at Twenty-elarhth and R streets. Zlnka Peara, Joe Slavat, Kusno Bashur, Steve Zachley were all arrested by Captain John Zaloudek. Shonot, the wounded man, was ordered to the South Omaha hospital by Dr. E. J. Alllngham. Maple City Oor. P. F. Danker of Anoka, Neb.;, was at the stock yard on business yesterday. 1.0U0 reqihtsta for Francis X. Bushman In "One Wonderful Night" will be fulfilled at the Bease today. The Willing Workers will meet with Mrs. Neff, 704 North Twenty-fifth street, Wednesday afternoon. - ' Office spr.ee for rent in Bee '.re. Kit N street. Terms reasonable. Well known location. Tel. South 27. . The Merrymakers will give their ususl weekly dance tomorrow evening at the Jtoce homo at Twenty-fifth . and M streets. Because of the -heavy snow yesterday Superintendent N. M. Graham of the lo cal public schools dismissed the students at 1 o'clock. ' ( A mass meet was held at the high school yeeterday morning and the enter ing Klghth grade students for the high school welcomed. St. Mary's court No. 677, Catholic Order of Foresters, will hord aa election of officers at tbe Ht. Mary'a school hall at Twenty-sixth and R streets. The Mystic Workers of the World will meet this evening at tlie udC Fellows' hall at Twenty-fourth and M streets. All members are urged to attend. The Gavel club of the high school will hold a meeting this evening in the Hoard of Education room of the high school. An election of of fliers to serve the com ing semester will be held. y Iester Robinson ant James Koutskr left yesterday for Uncoln, where they will commence their second semester at the University of Nebraska. James KouUky Is president of the freshman class. Manager Atkins ot the local Besae the ater announces a banner proKram of the year at his theater in moving picture. France X. Bushman will play the part of leading man In four-part picture called "One Wonderful Night." . Beverly Bayne, the pretty Kasanay actress, will be his opposite. Want ads-for The Bee may be' left at The Bee's branch office, 231s N St. Ratea 2c a word fur one time, 1V,0 a word each day for three days and lc a word each day for a week. Prompt and courteous svrvicn. The local Interurben ear to Bellevue and Fort Crook was unable to make the trip to Fort Crook until a late hour yes terday. The car kXt the Interaction at Twenty-fourth and N aa usual at 1 o'clock yesterday end got stuck In a heavy snow drift Just south of Albright. Ihe sweeper waa sent out to bring it la and it returned about 6:3U p. m- Winter t'aaaks avaa Colas Daaaeroas Don't run tRe risk, get a Wo bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery now: The first dose helps you. All druggist, Advertise ment. . . "the clentiflco" party and the military talent and resources of the Otoico revo lutlbn are said t br relied upon to com bat with Villa and Can-anaA strength, rtoih officer) and soldier who foimhl with Orosco in hi revolution against the Mndero government have retained largely thlr organlxntiiin. ' few of them taking part In the conflicts during the Inst year. Clenoral Yncn Siilanr, a former roco chieftain, already in In the field In Chi huahua state. Several of those connected with, Ihe Cm Antonio meeting, whlc"'i was promoted originally by Arturo l-'lla. a former Huerta consi'lar official, have asserted that permission to hold the conference had been granted by the United States government. Inirlng the lnet two days Some of the most promlaent soldiers con nected with the former Huerta and IMas governments have met here or at San Antonio. BRYAN STALLING, SAYS MANN II a t House Minority Leader Sure En gland Has Told U. S. Shipping Bill Objectionable. SECRETARY MAKES DENIAL WASHINGTON. Feb, 2.-Insstent statements today by Representative Mann and other republican leadera in the house that the State department has In its possession a note or letter from Great Britain regarding the pending ship pur- chase bill brought forth denials from both Majority Leader. Underwood and Secre tary Bryan. The note was alleged to have beon from Sir Edward Grey declaring the proposed purchase of German or Austrian ships an unneutral act. During the day Secretary Bryan made this formal statement: "No nation has protested against the passsge of the shipping bill and it Is not likely that any nation will or would, as the bill does not necessarily raise any diplomatic questions." When Representative Underwood denied the existence of the talked-of ncto, Rep resentative Mann said ho had no doubt of the majority leader's sincerity, but was afraid the State department was not entirely frank with him. "Information has come to me," said Mr. Mann, "In a way which I think makes it reliable that the department not only has had communication on the subject, but that that department has had a letter on the subject from an offi cial of the British government." Mr. Underwood repeated his denial when Mr. Mann suggested that the rep resentations might have been made, "though not In writing." Villa Reported Dead; Unhurt, Wires Pancho MEXICO Clt. Feb. 1-Colonel Ser rano, chief of General Obregon'a ataff, tonight telegraphed General Venustlano Carransa as follows: "I have the honor to communicate that a constitutional ehlet arriving here from Teplc by way of Irapimto. says It 1 re ported in the latter place that General Villa died as the result ot wounds In flicted at Agues Calientea by Colonel Rodolfo ,'Flcrro. Tho report emanated from Villa sources." , The State department at Washington was advised Sunday by American Agent Carothere at El Paso, that General Villa had sent htm a . telegram from'Aguas Calfentcs saying be had not been In jured. WHY GRIP IS DANGEROUS. It requires a rood tonlo laxative to keep the body of the patient aa strong as possible to counteract the effect of the poisons created by the grip bacil lus. An expectorant tonic with some laxative qualities !a the safest rem edy. Such is Peruna. Mrs. Gentry Gates, 8319 First Ave., East Lake. Ala,, writes: "I bad a bad case of grip. I tried Peruna and It cured me. 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The German official ' statement dismisses the western tlicater . with the terse announcement, "Nothing, to report." The French record only onev Infantry attack, to the south east of Yores, where they say a German attempt to advance was stopped. The British Parliament will reassemble tomorrow for consideration of a number of Important war time questions. While no contentious legislation will be debated, the labor party- will press for government action with reference to tho Increase in the price of food. Allen enemy restric tions probably will again be threshed out and there Is likely to be a further request for more Information on the recruiting situation. ' . The London newspapers are pointing out the growing unrest In labor circles and there Is a belief In some quarters that this may necessitate action by the government. Fifty thousand miners in West Yorkshire, whose agreement with their employers expires In a fortnight, are demanding 6 pence (U cents) extra In wanes on tho threat of a strike. The Welsh miners also want Increased pay and better working conditions, while the railway men contend that their wages are not in keeping with the increased cost of living. Tho first thing to be dealt with by Par liament, however, will be finances. The old year will be wound up and the new ertlmatcs discussed. ELEVEN HUNDRED TRIED FOR BRIBERY AT ELECTION KIKBVILLB. Ky.. Feb. I. Trial of L100 voters charged with bribery alleged to have been committed at the November election was begun here todsy. More than 2.000 Indictments were returned In eastern Kentucky agalnat persons alleged to have purchased and accepted fees for votes. The trial was a continuation of cases already disposed of. .3 VALVE-IN-HEAD fc) V f MOTO CAR TEAS AND COFFEES. Tilipkwt BhUm ISM SIS SOUTH EIGHTEENTH STREeT A ur . 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It I understood Its cargo of food for German MINER FLAYSJOCKEFELLER U. M. W. Counsel Sayi John IX Con victed by Colorado Record at Viiionless Money Maker. BUSINESS MAN FIRST OF ALL NKW TOUK. Feb. 2. -John D. Rocke feller, Jr., and the Rockefeller foundation were arraigned today by another repre sentative of organised labor who testi fied before the federal Industrial rela tione commission. The witness waa F.d ward P. Costlgan of counsel for the United -Mine Workers oT America and hi testimony consisted chiefly of a state ment, which he read, following closely the lines adhered to lent week by John R. Lawson, the mine workers executive board member for Colorado. Mr. Costlgan announced that ' he ap peared at his own reqVest. ' . Feedlsr Flames. "The most generous estimate a some what disillusioned public will place on Mr. Rocekfcller a activities." Mr. Costlgan said, "Is that his foundation la dealltu; with effects, while through the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, and other In dustrial agencies, he Is actually and vis ibly feeding the flames and causes of In dustrial unrest. "Mr. Rockefeller, who appesrs to the world In the relief afforded Belgium, a liberal benefactor, stands convicted be fore the workers of Colorado as a nar rowly biased and vlslontesa money-uiaker. "In a great human crisis precipitated within the very household, Industrially speaking, of Mr. Rockefeller, his founda tion hss been heedless or Impotent. And the conclusion forced on an unprejudiced publlo has been and la that Mr. Rocke feller, the buslnos man, has eold-heartedly and without hesitation brushed aside and Imposed silence on Mr. Rockefeller the philanthropist." i The Originator. Frederick H. Goff, - president of the Cleveland (O.) Trust company and head of the Cleveland foundation, was the first a By civilians will be paid for and appro priated ty the British government and the ship allowed to go free. But hereafter food-laden ships sailing from the United States directly for Ger man porta or for neutral ports In Europe where It appeara that the cargo may ultimately reach Germany, will be sub ject to aeixure outright, ship and cargo, without compensation. J The State department now Is considering this latest announcement of the British government, but so far has not committed Itself. witness today. Mr. Goff said he was the originator ot the foundation. "We found In Cleveland." he aatd, "that those who gave money for char itable purposes were too apt to limit the scope ot their gifts. We therefore worked out a plan by which the gifts out ot a surplus of a community could be used locally for the best good of 'the community." Speaking of the Rockefeller . foundation Mr. Goff said he could not help but feel that the handling of so Important a task by a self-perpetuating board jre sented a possible element of danger. At the afternoon session Mr. Costlgan said it was his understanding that the United Mine Workers of America were not ' officially committed to socialism. Commissioner Welnstock. who waa ques tioning Mr. Costlgan, said he thought It was a question which should be settled. Mr. Costlgan suggested that John K. Iawson waa present and that he might answer. Mr. Lawson waa called on ana said: 'The organisation la not. That Is a thing which la left to the .worker In dividually." North Platte Ceateaarlea Dead. NOKTlt TLATTK, Neh.. Feb. t (8pe cial.) Having reached the advanced age of 103 years, Joseph Thomas passed away Sunday at Ms home near this city. Had Mr. Thomas lived until March 11 he would have been 102 yeara of age. 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