THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. JUNE 19, 1917.
MAKING PLANS TO
CONTROL EXPORTS
Coal Will Be First Commodity
to Come Under Provisions
of Embargo Act Wheat
May Be Next.
Washington, June 18. Export
control plans worked out by the State
and Commerce departments went to
President Wilson today as a basis
for an executive order creating an
asency to carry out export embargo
provisions of the espionage act just
passed by congress.
The plans call for an export con
trol board made up of representatives
of the State, War, Navy and Com
merce departments, the food adminis
tration and other persons to be desig
nated by the secretaries of state and
commerce. The Commerce depart
ment's bureau of foreign and domes
tic commerce will be enlarged to han-,
die details of the administration.
Coal, it was said today, will be the
first commodity to come under
operation of the act. Wheat may be
Coal probably will be refused to
any neutral refusing to meet condi
tions laid down by the allies. No
coal, it is believed, will be permitted
to go to any neutral which will not
furnish ore to England and control of
coal also probably will be used to
regulate shipments of food supplies
from neutrals to Germany.
In handling food exports, the con
troal board will be guided by augges
tions of the food administration and
of the State department.
Neutral shipping will be controlled
to a large extent by the United States
under operation of the act and the
government, it is said, will refuse to
permit cargoes to leave American
porta for neutral countries which
holds their ships in port.
ELSIE PHELPS
TO TESTIFY IN
MALONEY CASE
Wolf and Dolan to her with his per
sonal card, indorsed with words of
reference.
' Examined by Attorney Murray,
Miss Wilson testified that when Do
lan called on the Hinckly case he
made himself known as member of
Omaha Detective association.
. Mayor Dahlman: "We, are going
to hold this hearing down to proper
questioning and you lawyer! must
cut out repetitions. This witness has
answered same thing time and again."
Tells of Robbing.
Mrs. Charles Gille, 320 North Thir-tv-third
street, was the next witness
called. Attorney Thomas asked her
to relate circumstances of robbery at
her home three years ago.
VWatches and rings were stolen.
The case was reported to the police
and two detectives called at my house
and brought one of my rings. The
detective said the thief had been
caught with the goods on him. I went
to the office of thief of detectives,
and'-was told to go to White's pawn
shop' where I was told toreclaim the
ring. I got a lawyer and finally paid
W tor the ring.
Sent to pawnshop.
' "Did Mr. Maloney tell you to re
plevin the ring?" (
"He sent me to the pawnshop.
"No prosecution of man detectives
said they eaughtt" '
"None that I heard of."
Charles Gille was called and was
questioned by Attorney Thomas.
"State what was done regarding the
borglary and recovery of property."
No Record of Case.
"House was entered in the day
time. Detectives Dunn and Kennelly
were on case. I wnt to the police
station after detectives reported they
caught men with the goods. Ken
nelly showed me a prisoner and said
he .was the man who had the stolen
property. I went back a few days
later and asked Maloney what was
being done with the man and Ma
loney said he was only a vag and had
left. I had some friends look the
matter up and they, could find no
records of case at the police station."
Not Sure to Wolf.
Lou Crawford testified she con
ducted a rooming house at 18W North
Sixteenth; that on a night last March
Detectives Barta, Walker and Pipkin
raided her place and,' Harvey Wolf
was standing on the corner when she
stepped into .the patrol wagon.
"Did any detectives ever ask yqn
for protection money?" asked Com
missioner Hummel.
"No." '
"You said Wolf was standing on
the corner?" asked Attorney Baker.
. "I don't konw."
Judge Baker opened the hearing by
stating:
- "Mrs. Margaret Melson stated she
was called over the telephone and
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Precipitation T
Frank McCool Sentenced
To SO Years in Prison
Minneapolis, Minn, June 18.
Frank J. McCool, accomplice of Jo
sept Rodenbaugh, confessed slayer
of Mrs, Alice McQuillan Dunn of
St. Paul and Patrolman George
Connery of Minneapolis, was sen
tenced to thirty years in prison to
day for his part in the Connery mur
der. McCool was convicted'of thrid
degree murder and was given the
maximum penalty.
SUBMARINE TOLL
JSW000 T0NS
British Vessels Destroyed Since
February 17 Nearly Equal
to World's Construe-
tion Last Year. .-
told that if she testified further in
this case she and husband would be
shot. She is being attended by Dr.
John H. Thomscn."
Bessie Wilson, 707 Smith Sixteenth
street, was called to the stand. She
was questioned by Attorney Elmer
Thomas regarding a stolen automobile.-
M
"Harvey Wolf came to me and said
he would get the thief and automo
bile for $150. Another man offered to
get the car for $175. One of the men
who spoke to me about the car said
his name was 'Jack Gift."
"Who was the first man of Omaha
Detective association you spoke to
regarding your car?"
"It was W. S. Dolan. He told me
Maloney spoke to him about the
stolen car and I told him Pipkin was
handling the case."
Talked to Maloney,
"Did you speak to Maloney about
anything?"
Ves, he spoKe ot a Mrs. ninxiey
who lived across the street, and said
he would send Wolf and Dolan to my
place to talk about the woman? that
if anything 1 Jcnew to tell tnem ana
some day he would dp something for
me."
"Vou recovered your car? Where?"
"I recovered it myself at Grand
Island."
Judge Baker:
"Vou went to Maloney's office about
the car and heard, Maloney telephone
Grand Island to hold the car?"
'1 was in Grand Island. He told
me to go there. I think he told the
chief of police of Grand Island to
turn car over to me.
"They turned car over to you?"
"Yes, after I paid Mr. Hanson at
Grand Island for storage and $50 he
paid to man who left the car with
him. I left the car with a man in
troduced to me by Dave Kankin, the
understanding being that I would sell
the car."
v Pipkin Had the Case(
"What did Maloney say to .you
about the Omaha Detective associa
tion concerning vour car?"
"Told me Pipkin, had the case and
to pay no attention to tnem. Mr.
Maloney gave me no reference to the
Omaha Detective association.
During the prosecution it was stated
tnat inaioney naa reierrea miss vvii
son to the Omaha Detective associa
tion, but the witness refuted that tes
timony. To Finish Thursday.
The city commissioners expect to
conclude the hearing of charges
against Captain Steve Maloney be
fore Thursday afternoon, when the
six Omaha defendants in the Chadron
case will go to Dawes county to ap
pear for trial in district court for al
leged conspiracy to blackmail.
Draft Registration V
, Nearly Ten Millions
Washington, June 18. Almost com
plete returns on the registrations un
der the selective draft law received
at the provost marshal general s of
fice today totaled 9,611,811.
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liver u)nie. uomnuiM irnsin witn pai.i
nbl aromttlo taut., Doe. not trip, or dis
turb .tom.cn, boo. AUv.ruaemeut.
Washington, June 18. The German
submarine toll of British merchant
shipping since February 17, as shown
in official British figures compiled
here today, is 322 vessels of more than
1,600 tons and 135 of lea's than 1,600.
British steam fishing vessels sunk in
that period numbered seventyreight.
Records for sailing fishing vessels are
incomplete, but a three weeks' total
was seventy-eight.
Submarines in the period given. at
tacked 299 ships unsuccessfully and
the weekly percentage of unsuccess
ful attacks has ranged from fifty-one
to seventy-five. During the last week
fiven the seven days ending with
une 9 it was fifty-eight. '
Arrivals and sailings in British
ports since the intensive submarine
campaign began have averaged about
2,5llO, but these include channels sail
ings. The British figures do not give the
tonnage of vessels sunk, but officials
here say 5,000 tons probably would
be a fair average for vessels of more
than 1,600 tons destroyed. Computing
the total at that average and putting
the average of the smaller ships at
1,000 tons, the . total loss during
slightly less than' four, months sub.
marine warfare would resell 1745,000
tons, or about 250,000 tons less than
the entire world's shipping output
during 1916. '
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EDITORS BRINGING
THEIR WIVES ALONG
Special Entertainment for the
Women While Their Hub
; ies Are at Ak-Sar-Ben
Den Tonight.
Never in past conventions of the
Nebraska Press association have so
many of the editors' wives accom
panied the editors as this year. Some
fifty or sixty delegates had arrived
before noon, and with them were
many of their wives, who are plan. '.ig
on a good time at various entertain
ments and on 'shopping tours while in
the Nebraska metropolis. Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Wood of Gering were
among the earliest to register. Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Weeks of :orfolk
arrived, early. Mr. and Mrs. P. A.
Brundage and Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Thursber, all from Tecumseh, regis
tered during the forenoon.
In the acceptances received by E.
V. Parrish of the bureau of publicity
in reply . h'j invitations tc the edi
tors generally to attend the conven
tion at this time, it was apparent that
more than ever the editors were plan
ning to bring their wives.
Entertainment for Women.
Entertainment, features hav. been
provided. While the men enjoy the
Ak-Sar-Ben den show and initiation
this wening, the women are to be en
tertained at the Hot' Rome by some
of the wives of Omaha newspaper
men. Irs. Victor Rosewater, Mrs.
Harvey Newbranch, Mrs. Joseph
Polcar, Mrs. J. S. Goodman and Mrs.
E. V. arri$h will be hostesses. Mrs.
Effie Steen Pttelsoi. has been en
gaged to give some readings. Mrs.
Myrtle Wells will entertain with her I
inimitable whistling. i .,
Today the' editors are registering!
and visiting. There are no sessions, ;
The Commercial club will give the j
editors a complimentary dinner at 6'
o'clock in the club rooms. At 8
o'clock the delegates will be at the
Ak-Sar-Bc.i den for the entertain-1
ment there. j
Noted Speakers Tuesday. 1
Walter Williams, founder of the I
college of journalism, University of I
Missouri, ho is to speak at 10!
n'rlnrlf Tti.rfav ninrnincr will arrive !
jl ucu." t,i mug.
Herman Black, publisher of the j
Chicago American, who is to speak i
at 2 o'clockaTuesday afternoon, will
also arrive in the morning.
A. D. Scott, treasurer of the asso
ciation, is planning to have the edi
tors take breakfast together at the
Blackstone Tuesday morning. He is
taking rer .vations today U a 75
cent breakfast.
Suit Cases and Bags
for your Vacation
Our stock ot these goods is
he best in Omaha.
Suit cases made of fibre,
itrong and durable, good
ocks and hinges, priced at
SI.2S, $1.60, $2.00, $3.00 and
$4.00.
Traveling Bags nicely
made of durable material,
$2.7S, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00
We Like Small Repair Jobs
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Store Opens 8:30 A. K, Closes 5:00 P. M
Savings Tuesday
on Turkish Towels, Wash
Cloth, Bath Mats.
Extra large bleached
Turkish Towels that are
45c usually for 25c
Turkish Towels 'with
new fancy borders are 50c
instead of 75c.
8 l-3c Wash Cloths 5c
each.
Turkish" Bath Mats, in
various colors, for $1.50. .
Linen Section.
Children's Union
Suits, Tuesday, 50c
"Alheneeds" and "Alshc
needs," made of a good
dimity and exactly the thing
for hot weather wear sizes
from 2 to 10 Price BOe.
Banded and Trim
med Hats Are
Now $1.00
Basement.
The qualities are excep
tionally desirable and the
colors are all good Tues
day, as long as they last,
your choice for $1.00.
Women's Lisle Hose
'Made to wear well.
Black silk lisle with ribbed
tops and double soles, 50c
a pair. ..
Very sheer fine silk lisle
with garter tops and v
double soles, 65c
White lisle, 39c and 45c.
Fine white silk lisle with
garter tops, 65c.
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"fnmperatnre and precipitation Mt Dart urea
iron u normal;
Normal temperature. ?2
itirww for the day , 4
Tetal deficiency tinea II arch 1... 321
formal precipitation .17 Inch i
lf idea y tor the day..'. IT Im h 1
Total rain foil aim March 1... .1I.IT luvhaa -Kxceaa
since March 1 1.17 inrhea
.Deficiency for cor, period, 1916. 6.06 Inchen
Lwnclancy for cor. period, 1116. 1.63 hu-het
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Station and Blata Temp. Hiffh- lutn
of Weather. tp. m. e-t. fall.
Cheyenne, clar. ........ DA J - ,00
- Titvemwrt, cloudy...... ft) M ' .00
Denver, clear. . 72 72 .00
Molnta, cloudy.,,, 71 13 - .o)
bod? City, clear..... 84 9? ,.00
Lander, clear. ..... ...W T2 T4 .00
North Platte, cleart.... 7S 13 , ,00
Omaha, clear.. 77 IS T.
Pueblo, cloudy.,,...,,, T X0 .00
ftapld City, clear S 19
Rait Lake City, clear., 78 SO .00
(Unta Fa, eloudy. 41 to .00
ftherldan. clear 70 72 ,0
Hlou City, clear.. 74 78 1 T.
alnnttne, clear 70 74. .00
-,, t Indtcatca trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
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1 Strikes
Try To Blockade the Streets
"We are locked out.' We want to work, but
the employers won't let us work. They have locked
us out."
That was the plea of Omaha labor union lead
ers a week ago in their campaign of misrepresen
tation to gain public sympathy.
Today that plea is proven false denied in
full by the acts bf the union strikers themselves.
The employers told the public from the start
that the present labor crisis in Omaha is due to a
series of strikes to enforce recognition of the union
and of the "closed shop;" that the labor unions are
the aggressors. Those statements are now proven
true in every particular by the acts of the unions
proven in broad daylight and in a way that no man
can doubt. " '
Work RefusedStrike Extended
The unions called upon the coal,
lumber and building material dealers
to resume business. These dealers,
whose team and truck drivers had been
driven- from the public streets by the
threats, -intimidation and violence of
union pickets, made an eff6rt Wednes
day and succeeding days of last week
to renew deliveries.
1 What was 'the result? Did the
union strikers make good on their pro
testations tttat they were "locked out,"
that they were not "striking," that they
wanted to work?
Strikers Seize Public Streets
I
, The unions did nothing of the sort.
They proved the truth of the employ
ers' statements by a campaign of un-'
precedents intimidation and assault
Vnion pickets traveled in automobiles
from one end of Omaha to the other,
stopping every wagon or truck deliver
ing building materials, commanding
the drivers to ,"get off. the street,"
threatening the personal safety and
life of drivers who did not immediately
obey. ' , .
But even that was not enough. Not
satisfied with paralyzing the city's
building industry, the strikers ordered
a general strike of every union teamster
in the city. These union teamsters, less
than twenty-five per cent of all team
sters in Omaha, then set to work, by
intimidation and violence, to drive the
other seventy-five percent off the
streets. Bread, milk and government
business alone was excepted. ,
e "Stop Every Wheel"
"Stop every wheel except bread
and milk and government stuff," ws
the order of the imported national or
ganizers. The most of the men were not
enthusiastic, but they obeyed the com
mand of the leaders, who came from
Chicago and elsewhere to boss Omaha's
workingmen and to. dominate Omaha's
industry.'
To carry out that order, union
teamsters quit their jobs with transfer
companies, factories and . -wholesale
houses. They organized themselves into
gangs of pickets who attempted to stop .
every driver. Mobs of fifty and more
established "dead lines" about the
freight depots and threatened to "beat
up" every driver who tried to pass the
line. Gangs roamed the streets, stopping
wagons and trucks of all sorts every
where. Drivers were threatened; their
wives were visited and warned of dan
ger to their husbands.
The unions undertook to control
the streets of the city. The union card
was the royal pass and that only. Even
the exemptethnilk wagons were stop
'ped, while drivers were commanded to
join the union and threatened if they
did not "come across." What little
traffic moved was under police protec- f
tion and with difficulty aMhat.
J The Purpose of It f
What was the purpose? ;' ';
To force recognition of the new
Teamsters' Union and to force a "clos
ed shop" upon Omaha! To make it im
possible for a man to drive a team or a
truck in Omaha unless he carry a Unjon
card.
There is no doubt of this. ' The
union does not longer deny it.
Employes of one big transfer com
pany frankly told their employer that
"we've got no complaint against your
wages or conditions of work; we never
worked in a better place. But we boys
are all together now. We want recogni
tion of the union and We're going to
have it." ,
The mask is off. The issue as stat
ed by the employers all the time is now
admitted by the unions
CAMPAIGN FOR UNION RULE
"The EMPLOYERS MUST LEARN that
when they want a man in the building trades, they
must go to the union to get him' said T.P. Rey
nolds, president of the Central Labor Union. By
their acts Friday and Saturday,' the unions have ex
tended that principle beyond the building trades,
extending it in line with the campaign begun by
Max Dezettel two years ago to make Omaha a
"closed shop union town."
Will the citizens of Omaha permit this union
campaign of "frightfulness to achieve its purpose?"
Business Men's Association of Omaha