THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1916.
RAILROADS SLOWLY
SOLVE CARPROBLEM
Full Freight Houses Block At
tempts to Free Shipments
From Delay.
' LABOR SHORTAGE HINDERS
Congestion in the local freight
yards is only now being somewhat
relieved, after spme weeks of a hope
less piling up of business. This relief
is the first sign that the car shortage
situation is actually clearing up a
little.
Up to t few days ago one road
alone had 100 cars in the yards to
be unloaded, and could not handle
them because the freight house was
full. Because the car shortage rumor
was in the air, any cars available were
always loaded to the roof, and this
was what brought aoout tne conges
tion of the freight houses. .
Lack Workmen.
Outgoing merchandise suffered sim
ilar delays. This, was partly due to
shortage of cars and partly to short
age of labor, as many men at this
season of the year - when work is
abundant on the farms and in other
localities, will not work for the wages
paid at the freight houses. Some of
the roads pay their freight handlers
on a tonnage basis. This means that
when they are handling light material,
wmcn aocs not run iw wm
fast, they make very small wages.
Jobbers Unload.
When the congestion of incoming
foods was at its height, some of the
ocal wholesalers and retailers, who
had goods in the cars on the tracks,
were allowed to go to the yards and
unload the cars themselves, drawing
the goods directly to the stores in
stead of waiting until it could be
handled through the freight house in
the regular way. ,
Individual complaints of the job
bers and retailers were usually ans
wered in this way, by switching the
car to a convenient siding, opening
the door, and letting the complainant
unload his own goods. j
Inquire Into Shortage.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4. Proposals
that for the immediate relief of the
country-wide railroad car shortage
the Interstate Commerce commission
..ii . Mntnrii nf the executive
heads of the railway companies of
the east, soutn ano wesi, were com
municated late today to Commission
er C C. McChord, who has been
presiding over the informal inquiry
held here. .
The communication was formu
lated at a conference of railroad rep
resentatives as a result of a sugges
tion by Commissioner McChord that
they endeavor to agree among them
selves regarding car distribution
which would tend to speedily improve
conditions. ', , , ""' ,
As an outgrowth of the Informal
inquiry, which ended late today, the
Interstate Commerce commission, on
McChord's recommendation, has or
dered a formal investigation of the
situation, 1 to begin Wednesday in
Louisville. It will cover the supply,
;n4.hff and return of
freight cars, together with alt prac
tices and regulations relating inerero.
INTEREST KEEN
IN ELECTION AT
POLLSTUESDAY
(Oeattnee) Fro Pf - '
indicated as national, state, congres
sional, legislative, county and precinct,
in the order named.
Three small ballots bear nonparti
san candidates for chief justice of su
preme bench, associate justices of su
preme bench, judges of district court.
Fourth district; county judge, and
municipal court judges; members of
Board of Education and directors of
Omaha Metropolitan Water district.
A total of 221 names appear on the
ballots. An X in the republican circle
near the top of the large ballot obvi
ates necessity of making fifty-two in
dividual marks. ...
The republican presidential electors
are: Fred H. Rihards, Harry S.
Byrne, Edward W. Miskell, N. P.
Swanson. George F. Wolz, Thomas
E. Williams, Norman T. Johnson
and Thomas L Carroll.
Senatorial Contest Hotly Debated.
The secod group of the national
ticket shows the nominees for United
States senate. The contest between
Senator "Hitchcock and John L. Ken
nedy has added seat to the campaign,
the present . odds largely favoirng
Mr. Kennedy. This contest has had
attention throughout the country and
it is no secret within democratic inner
circles that Senator Hitchcock has
been under fire of the most withering
kind. Senator Hitchcock's effort to
attach himself to the administration
after his record of opposition on vari
ous measures, has kept him very busy.
He has failed to declare himself
openly either for wet or dry, thereby
relying on the wet vote and has
truckled in other quarters for vote-
Billing luqiUJift " r -
of an eleventh-hour attempt to catch
tne pweaisn-Amcrican voic nss given
the senator another setback and
alienated even the few Swedish citi
zens who might have voted for him.
Mr. Kennedy, has made a vigorous
and clean campaign, covering the
whole state.
TnilM fintfrtn l.eetfa
The big fight on the state ticket
is betwen Abraham u Sutton ana
t :.u v ...;n. n..ki;aM ! Awmx.
n,,Hrnatnria1 hnminMi m.
pectively. Those competent to judge
jim puiiuiai Biiuauuu pi cum uic elec
tion of Judge Sutton with the rest
oi the republican state ticket.
: Another feature of the local cam
paign has. been tho fight, of Ben S.
Uakcr to dislodge Congreaman Lo-
: iy former friends with failing to pay
$18,000 in judgments which stand
against him in district court. Some
of his friends have been importuning
him to answer these charges and
clear his record if he can, but up
to the hour he has ignored the
matter.
That Mr. Baker stands to win the
election is the prediction sustained
even bq voters who were ofr Con
gressman Lobeck tow years ago.
Legislative Ticket.
Under the heading of "legislative
ticket," on the ballot, Douglas county
voters will select five senators and
twelve state representatives for this
district. In this connection it is
noted that the republican nominees
subscribed their names to a declara
tion of principles, enumerating some
of the progressive measures they
will work for. No such declaration
whatever has been made by the demo
cratic nominees. Another feature in
connection with the legislative ticket
is the fact that the democrats have
made an open bid for the wet vote.
the workers having been instructed
to pursue such a course. The county
democracy has openly made all sorts
of bargains in exchange for their
support of the "wet" program. Any
thing to get itno office, is their cam
paign cry. The socialists also have
a complete legislative ticket
The republicans offer a strong
County ticket. Frank Dewey, up for
re-election, has had experience in the
office of county clerk since 1897 and
presents a better claim than Charles
E. Kelpin, democratic nominee. Rob
ert Smith, present clerk of the dis
trict court, is opposed by C. P. Mori
arty. Emmet G, Solomon, present
deputy treasurer, is opposed by the
republican nominee for treasurer to
succeed W. G. Ure. Mr. Solomon
seems to have a walk-away against
M. L. Endres, democratic nominee,
who lost out in a former race for this
office. According to tfve best signs,
W. A. Yoder will serve another term
as count' superintendent, a position
with which he has identified himself
for a long time.
The race for sheriff has been hotly
contested, with Michael L. Clark, re
publican nominee, coming down the
stretch like a sure winner, against
F. J. McShane, jr., present sheriff of
jail-feeding predilections. By similar
tokens the political handwriting in
dicates electon of Henry C. Murphy
for county attorney, against George
A. Magney, whom many believe has
had the office long enough. Louis
E. Adams is the nominee of republic
ans, democrats and progressives and
will be re-elected as county surveyor.
W. G. Shriver, repblican nominee for
county assessor, is opposed by Jerry
M. Fitgerald. Will N. Johnson and
Richard S. Horton are republican and
democratic nominees, respectively, for
office of public defender.
County commissioners milt he
elected for the Third and fifth dis
tricts. The three holdover commis
sioners are two republicans and one
democrat and the republicans must
eiect one or Doth of their nominees
to remain in control. A. C. Harte
is ther republican nominee for the
Third district and Frank C. Best for
uie ruin aistrict. ,
Two Police Tudcrei.
Two police judges and one justice
of the peace will be elected, these
nominees being shown on the ballot
under caption of "Precinct ticket."
One police judge will serve in Omaha
proper and the other In th. c...u
Side. Charles E.rFoster and Barvey
W. Reed are practically assured of re-
eiecuon. n. ti. Claiborne has little
opposition of election as justice of the
peace.
vn separate ballot the non
partisan judiciary candidate! will en.
pear. Andrew M. Morrisey and Jacob
Fawcett are contestants for chief jus-
uvo ui uie supreme court, it is well
known in Nebraska politics that Jus
tice Morrisey is a oart of the nnlitir.l
machine being built by Arthur Mullen,
wnuc jscoo rawcett la in the. rare
without any "entangling alliances,"
wiuiii migni can tor explanation in
uie luture.
Seven District Turio-ea
There are fourteen candidate for
(even JUflgeshlDS Of the district rniir
rourtn district, lhe present incum-
Dcnts are in tne Held. Arthur r
Wakeley having been apopinted to fill
the unexpired term caused by the
death of Judge English. Outside of
tne seven judges now on the benrh
Charles T. Dickinson anneara tn he
the strongest candidate.
liryce Crawford occuoies the nn.
usual position of having no opposition
in his quest for re-election as county
judge.
Three municinal court mdires will
be elected out of i field of six candi
dates. Robert W. Patrick, one of the
present judges of the court, seeks re
election. For School Board. 1
The Board of Education fight has
yielded some food for thought. Eight
members will be elected, instead of
four, as usually is the case. W. A.
Foster, Dr. E. Holovtchiner and R. F.
Williams, members of the present
board, seem to be assured of re-eler.
tion. William E. Reed and C. V. War.
neia, also ot tne present board, are
out for re-election. All school board
candidates were filed by petition.
There are nineteen in the race for
eight places. Among the slates being
promulgated are "Citizens' ticket,"
and "The Improvement club ticket."
une ot the small ballots will con
tain names of three aspirants for
places on the Metropolitan Water
Doara.
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
IN MIDWEST STATES
(Continued From Per One.)
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third authorizing legislature to pen
sion the blind. The prohibition cam
paign was quiet, although the pro
posed amendment would prohibit all
manufacture or sale of intoxicating
liquor in the state.
In Kansas the part women have
played in the campaign formed one
of its marked characteristics, this be
ing the first year women have been
able to vote for president. Five
women are candidates for state offi
ces and two for the legislature. Dr.
Eva Harding of Topeka, who was de
feated on the democratic ticket for
the democratic nomination for con
gress by Rev, H. J. Corwine of To
peka in the August primary, as a
candidate for congress on an inde
pendent ticket. Ethel Whitehead of
Lawrence is socialist candidate for
lieutenant governor; Margaret Uran
dle of Pittsburgh is socialist candi
date for secretary of state, and Mary
Sibbitt of Wichita is prohibition caiv
didate for the same office. Ida Be
loof of Winfield is candidate for
superintendent of public instruction
on the socialist ticket. The two
women candidates for the legislature
are Mrs. Harvey Kinzie of Hiawatha
(democrat) and Ella Baldwin (so
cialist) of Kansas City.
Eight Issues In Minnesota.
Eight proposed constitutional
amendments will be voted on in Min
nesota. Nine congressmen are seek
ing re-election, the warmest contest
being between three candidates in the
new lenth district i nomas u.
Schalk, elected on the progressive
ticket two years ago, and again a
candidate on that, ticket; Lowell E.
Jepson, republican, and Neil M.
Cronin, democrat.
The constitutional amendments
proposed are:
1. Amendment to the etate land leetlon,
authorising 1360,000 of tbe permanent
ohool fund to be eet eelde mm a revolving
fund to make Improvements on etate lemt.
I. Permitting loene from the etate school
fund on farm Undo up to SO per oent of the
lana e veiie,
S. Authorlilns the state to dleooee of
mineral! under laltebeda and turn the pro
ceeds Into a permanent good roade fund.
4. Adding two acBoctate, Juatloes to the
etate eupreme court.
s. Autbortilng the governor to out down
Iteme of appropriation blue.
6. Permitting condemnation of private
property for drainage operation
7. The Initiative and referendum amend
ment (submitted to the voters for the third
time).
S. Extending terme ot probate Judgea
from two to four years.
Quiet Campaign In Wisconsin.
The election campaign in Wiscon
sin has probably been the quietest in
many years. Considerable interest
centers in the election of United
States senator, to succeed Robert M.
LaFollette. Senator LaFollette, re
publican, and William F. Wolfe,
democrat, the leading nominees, made
a thorough canvass of the state, as
did also Governor E. L. Phillip and
his democratic opponent, Burt Wil
liams. The factional differences between
the two republican wings, those
known as the progressive or LaFol
lette faction and the conservstives,
headed by Governor PhiliDn.. seem
to have been bridged over and all re
publican speakers are , advocating
election of the complete republican
ticket, made up of both LaFollette
ann rniupp nominees. ,
Differences in the democratic
camp, which arose over the wresting
of control from Judge John G. Karel,
candidate for governor two years ago,
seem to be smoothed out.
School of Journalism
, For University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nov. 5. (Special.) A
scnooi or journalism tor the Univer
sity of Nebraska was urged by Henry
J. Allen, editor of the Wichita, Bea
con in art address to the hundred and
more lournatism student In
M. Fogg's course in news writing
twnicn nas tnree times the member
ship it had last semester.)
"I am a verv oreat friend ff itt
proposition of college journalistic
scnoois, ne said, because in my ex
perience (twenty years in metropoli
tan and country journalism ai a nnh
lisher I have found nothing so badly
neeaea as trained intelligence.
Mr. Allen helped establish the
school of journalism at Kansas uni
versity, housed in a separate building,
and . with a half dozen nrnfeaenr.
which is doing great service for the
university's welfsre and which is
rsising the editorial and business stan
dards oi me rvansas press.
The editor, in Mr. Allen'e nnininn
exercises an influence or should do
so greater than either the teacher
or the minister, and a state university
. 1 ! .1 A :.. . . :: i
ouvuiu uu jib pan in training nim
Negro Held on Charge
Of Carrying Hidden Gun
Walter Boyef, negro, who was
caught by Detectives Lahev ' and
Dolan after a long chase, is being
held at police headquarters on a
charge of carrying concealed weap
ons. Sloan's Liniment Kills Pals,
la the greatest pain killer ever discovered,
Imply laid on the akin no rubbing re
quired It drives pain away, lie All drug
gists. Ad vertlaement
Cowboys Defeat
Villa Bandits
Field Headquarters, Mexico, Nov.
4. Cowboys from the Babicora
ranch, operating with nome guards
from Namiquipa, defeated a force of
fifty Villistas, killing several and cap
turing eleven, according to a report
received today at field headquarters.
The report says that five of the pris
oners declared they were forced to
join the bandits in the Guerrero dis
trict. The fight took place near Santa
Ana, about seventy-five miles south of
the American camp at El Valle.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 4. Villa
soldiers, recently made prisoners at
Santa Ana, were taken by guards on
duty at the Babicora and Namiquipa
ranches, according to a message re
ceived at headquarters today from
General Pershing. The report said
that several of the Villa band were
killed in the engagement, in addition
to those taken prisoners. The guards
numbered 110, but the Villistas had
a strength of fifty men.
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"What Prohibition Has
Done to Maine"
At the AUDITORIUM
TONIGHT, November 6th, 8:00 o' Clock
HON. E. E. NEWBERT
State Treasurer of Maine
Will tell how Statutory Prohibition has failed in its intended purpose in the Pine
Tree State. How it has not abolished the Liquor Traffic; how it has not shut
down the saloons; how it has not made men sober; how it has not safeguard
ed society; how it has not removed temptation from the boys and young men,
nor lessened the drink habit.
Don't fail to hear Mr. Newbert relate the horrible conditions existing in
Maine due to Prohibition.
This Meeting Will Be Held Under the Auspices ot
The Nebraska Prosperity League
Admission Free
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