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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA WEDNESDAY, FEBKUAKY 27, 1918. mm ANSWERS LABOR CHARGES ON WAGE PROBE Former Omaha Man Gives Lengthy Summary of Pack ers Case Before Federal Judge in Chicago. Brief City News (By Assoc' ted Press.) Chicago, Feb. 26. John E. O'Hern, general superintendent for Armour & Co., in testifying yesterday be fore Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler in the stock yards wage dispute, stated the position of the packers on the question in ccntroversy and re plied to the charges made by the rep resentatives of organized labor. A summary of the important points made by the witness follows: That the packers at a conference with President Wilson's federal medi ation board last December agreed to grant their employes an increase of 2Y2 cents an hour, but that the labor leaders declined to accept the of fer. Would Grant Increase. That the packers are willing to grant any increase in wages the arbi trator, after making a full investiga tion deems fair and reasonable to meet the increased cost of living. That the packers' present rate of 27 Y cents an hour for common labor is equal to the average rate paid by other employers. That the living conditions in the district known as "back of the yards" are as good or better than in many other congested industrial centers. "Eight Hours Impracticable. That it was impracticable for the packing industry to adopt an eight hour day during the period of the war, as a maximum capacity of. every plant is necessary to meet the de mand of the army and navy of the United States and its allies. That the government's inspection regulations make it impossible to speed, up the work and increase the output of the plants. That the government's requirement of devoting four hours in every 24 hours to scrubbing and cleaning the entire plant to keep it in a sanitary condition makes it impossible to in stall three shifts of eight hours each. That the plants are now being op erated 20 out of every 24 hours to meet the demands made upon them by the government, its allies and the world. Women Paid Same. That the adoption of an eight-hour day in the packing plants would de crease the output 20 per cent. That women are not discriminated against in the matter of wages and are now receiving the same wages paid men for the same work. That the packers are not supplant ng men with women in their plants. That the packers have not imported negroes from southern states to northern cities for work in stock vard plants. That if stock yards employes did not spend millions of dollars annually in saloons, they would have more money to furnish necessities for their families. That the packers have not discrim inated against labor unions. That 85 per cent of high salaried packing house executives have come up from the ranks of laborers m the plants. Council of Defense Puts Embargo on Seed Corn The seed corn surveys made in Ne braska and reported to the State Council for Defense and the agricul tural college show the absolute neces sity that the farmers of the state who have not already obtained their seed corn for this year's planting should do so as quickly as possible. Some of the counties report a sur plus and others that they will have to depend largely upon outside sup plies of seed com. To make possible the supplying of all these needs and at the same time to provide as large 1 surplus rs we can for use in states which are looking to Nebraska for seed corn is a patriotic task and duty af the crratest imnortauce. To prevent the shipping away of stocks of seed corn from counties where it is needed for local planting storks leavmir the state be ifnre Nebraska's needs are supplied iht- Stato Council for Defense has placed an embargo on such ship tnents until March 15. To meet the seed corn situation wisely it is most imperative that every farmer who has not already obtained the seed he will need this year should do so at once. Coanty councils, county agricul tural agents, county boards of com missioners, farmers' organizations, bankers, commercial clubs and others are urgently asked to assist in pro viding the seed necessary to plant this year's corn crop. Delta Tau Delta Frat Men To Conver.3 in Omaha Friday The largest delegations expected to attend the convention of the western division of the Delta Tau Delta fra ternity in Omaha Friday and Satur day will be those from the Universi ties nf Towa. Kansas and Nebraska. The convention will be held at the Blackstoher Smaller delegations are coming from the Universities of Illinois, Wis consin, Minnesota, Colorado, Mis souri, California, Oregon and Wash ington. Colonel James B. Curtis of New York..who is serving his 12th year as president, will be here, accompanied by Frank Rogers, editor of the Rain bow, which is the official organ of the fraternity. C. F. Axelson and Dr. Frank Wei land of Chicago will be in attendance. Mr. Axelson is president of the west ern division. Hugh A. Myers is president of the Omaha alumni chanter, and Paul Bradley is secretary. Purim Celebration Tonight For Synagogue Children Children of the Russian synagogue religious school. Eighteenth and Chi cago streets, will give a Purim cele bration tonight, when the story of Esther will be told. Rabbi Morris Taxon will have charge of the pro- Hstb Root Print It New Beacon Preu. Lighting Fixtures. Burcss-Grancn. West Fnrnam modern house, $40. 323 N. 3Sth Ave. D. 2947. Roto. O. Druesedow & Co., stocks and bonds and local securities, 860 Omaha Nat. Ban't Bldg. Violin Concert Miss Marie Parry of Beatrice will give a violin concert at the Walnut Hill Methodist church at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Thrift Persistency is what counts. Weekly and monthly deposits with Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n builds the thrift habit. 211 S. IStIV St. Fire Damages Home Fire of un known origin damaged the home of David L. Shanahan, 2236 South Fif teenth street. Monday. Loss is esti mated at $300. Wife Seeks Freedom Anna Bun man is suinj John Buhman for di vorce in district court on grounds of alleged indifference and neglect. She asserts his negligence covers a pe riod of five years. State Bank of Omaha, corner Six teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per cent on time deposits; 3 per cent on savings accounts. AH deposits in this bank are protected by the de positors' guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Adv. Comfort Station Plans City coun cil received from city planning com mission typical plans and specifica tions for a "public comfort station. The council will expend $30,000 this year for downtown public comfort stations. Locations have not been jLdetermined. Prepare for Second CalJ A back door key was the extent of loot ob tained by burglars who ransacked the home of Mrs. F. W. Famp. 2910 Dodge street, Monday night while the family was away. The house was found in confusion, but nothing was missing except the back door key. Mother and Child III Mrs. Clar ence IS. Sceley, 5303 North Twenty seventh street, if; seriously ill at St. Catherine's hospital. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Seeley Febru ary 19. Both mother and child are suffering from uraemio poisoning. Mrs. Richard L. lvins of Crawford, Neb., sister of Mrs. Seeley, has been called to her bedside. Street Opening Proposed opening of Douglas street, Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-fifth avenue, will be brought up again by the city coun cil next Monday morning during a meeting of the committee of the whole. Members of the city planning commission have been requested to attend and explain their recommen dations for an 80-foot opening. Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands. Former Onrha Man Made Head of Great Western William L. Park, for many years vice president and general manager of the Union Pacific in Omaha, will become acting president and general manager of the Chicago & Great Western March 1. He is now acting president, filling the place of S. K. Felton, who is now in France at the head of the American railroad forces overseas. Mr. Park, from Omaha, went to the Illinois Central as vice president. He continued in that position until last fall when Mr. Felton went to France. The Illinois Central loaned Mr. Park to the Great Western and he at once became the head of the system. In accepting the position of general man ager he succeeds J. A. Gordon, who has resigned to go into other lines of work. DASENT TELLS OF SAVLAT10N ARMY WAR WORK Director of $2,000,000 Drive Names a Few Accomplish ment of This Organiza tion inFrance. Bury Irwin Dasent, director for Nebraska and western Iowa in the $2,000,000 drive being made by the Salvation army for war work, stopped in Omaha Monday night on his way from Chicago to Lincoln. Tuesday he meets with the Ne braska State Council of Defense at Lincoln, to obtain permission and formulate plans for carrying on the work of raising the sum allotted to his district. Dasent is armed with endorsements from President Wilson, Secretary Baker, Postmaster General Burleson, General Pershing and nearly every governor in the union, lie also carries letters from the na tional headquarters of the Red Cross and from Representative Dent, chair man of the committee on military affairs, praising the efforts of the Sal vation Army on the battle fronts. "The Salvation Army has no press agent," said Dasent, "and it is not generally known just what we have accomplished. Here J.re a few point ers: "One hundred and ninety-six hutS' used for social and religious gather ings and for dispensing refreshments to soldiers. Each hut is in charge of a Salvation Army officer and wife. "Four thousand soldiers accommo dated with beds each night at their 77 hostels or hotels. These are lo cated close to railway stations, land ing points in port cities and where most convenient for soldiers going to and from the fronts. "Three hundred rest rooms, equipped with papers, magazines, books, etc., in charge of suitable Sal vation Army officers. "One hundred thousand wounded men carried from fields of battle by their 48 motor ambulances, manned by Salvationists. The worn-out equip ment is now being replaced with new motors. "Thirty-eight Salvationists have i been officially appointed as chaplains. lwo of these hold the rank of major and have been decorated with the Victoria Cross for bravery in rescu ing wounded soldiers. "Fifty thousand Salvation Army members are fighting in the British army, besides many thousands with the troops of other countries. Seven have received distinguished service medals and one has received the med al of the king of Serbia. "One' hundred thousand parcels of food and clothing have been distrib uted amongst the soldiers. "Twenty-one ambulances have been placed in the hands of the United States government for shipment to France, and 15 more will be ready when needed by American forces." British Ship is Sunk by German Submarine New York, Feb. 26. Tile British freight steamship Philadelphian, of 5,120 gross tons, owned by the Ley land line, has been sunk by a subma rine. It left here with cargo for Brit ish ports February 11 and was torpe doed about February 21. News of the Philadelpliian's loss was received today in marine insur ance circles and confirmed at the of fices of the Leyland line. No details were received. The Philadelphian was built -in 1891. Lutherans' War Work r::-! Reaches $5,205 in State Nebraska Lutherans, in a week's campaign, have given $5,205 toward the national fund bf the church for work among soldiers and sailors. This was shown by the latest report of Rev. Luther Kuhns, director of the central-western territory. Of this sum Omaha churches gave $3,644. The reports are not at all complete, a'nd Rev. Mr. Kuhns believes Ne braska will go above its quota of $19,-000. Peerless Car Display " Draws Admiring Crowd George F. Reim company, distribu tors of the Peerless car have a con stant crowd admiring the beauties of their exhibit. On display they have a sporting roadster, regular roadster, touring car and coupe. These cars of economy and power proved, to be among the most popular at the show. "The range of power in the Peerless is its most notable feature," said George F. Reim, president of the company. "We have styled its ranges the "loafing range" and the "sporting range." The soft flow of eighty horse power makes it the ideal car for heavy traffic or pleasure driving in the early evening. But for a long drive or a hurried drive you have only to open up her throttle and there conies a ,gr"wl of brute strength as she hurtles through space. 0 Huntingto.. to Join Force of Mid-City Motor W. R. Huntington, formerly with the Western Motor Car company has re signed his position and will join forces with tho Mid City Motor and Supply company. He will be assistant sales manager for the Mid City company. BROUGHT TO STATE Board of Health Says Not All Army Cases Are Held at the Hospitals Long; Enough. Washington, Feb. 26. (Special Tel egram.) Dr. William F. Wild, state health commissioner of Nebraska, has asked Senator Hitchcock to interest the surgeons general of the army and navy in the adoption of a policy pro hibiting the sending of men to their several homes who have been afflict ed with spinal meningitis without be ing sure that a cure has been effected. It appears that soldiers from hos pitals have been returned to their homes in Nebraska seemingly cured of spinal meningitis, but that the germs have reappeared and had it not been for the prompt and decisive ac tion of the state board of health in these cases epidemics might have re sulted. Look Into Jap Case. Governor Neville has asked mem bers of the delegation to interest themselves in the case of a Japanese woman, Takekita by name, who is being detained by the authorities in San Francisco. The woman is seek ing to join her husband and son, who are employed at Mitchell, Neb. Stephens to Teachers. Reoresentative Stephens has ac cented an invitation of lhomas t. rmegan, president ot tne department of superintendents of the National Educational association, to give his lecture. "Over the Too." to 6,000 edu cators in session at Atlantic City on Thursday, tcbruary 28. Buell in Capital. Lieutenant D. C. Buell of the naval reserve corps arrived in Washington Monday from Omaha. He will have charge of railroad matters in connec tion with the Navy department. Desk Sergeant Marshall Given Rank of Lieutenant Superintendent Kugel of the police department announces that beginning March 1 sergeants ot tne department will work eight instead of 12 hours per day, which will conform with the shifts of tne patrolmen. The following changes will be made: Desk Sergeant Marshall will be pro moted to rank of lieutenant and will have charge of all records, stolen property and evidence, $135 per month; Desk bergeant W. bmitti will De transferred from South Side to cen tral station. Sergeant Carey will be desk sergeant at South Side station. Patrolman W. b. Carney will be pro moted to rank of patrol sergeant and Desk Sergeant McCarthy will become natrol sergeant. Patrolman Glask promoted to acting desk sergeant. Hogari Qui: County Job To Go to Work for City William T. Hogan, administrator of county charities, who resigned Monday, expects to receive an ap pointment as city health inspector from Police Commissioner Kugel. Hotran was appointed to his pres ent berth as administrator of county charities upon the recommendation of County Commissioner O'Connor in February, 1917. The city hall job is considered a step into wider fields at better pay and with more outside work. Hogan's resignation is to take ef fect March 1. Protest Maintenance of South Side Dance Parlor Citizens residing near Twentieth street and Missouri avenue have pro tested to the city council against the maintenance of a soft drink and danc ing place in their neighborhood. It is alleged that the drinks sold at this rendezvous are not always "soft" and that some of the dances are not the kind that were danced 50 years ago. Superintendent Kugel of the police department reported that one of his sergeants and the Welfare board have warned the proprietor. You can secure a maid, stenogra pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee Want Ad. "ELGIN" MAN HANGS UP FIRSTCAR SALE Motor Company Makes Show ing When Frank Cavanaugh Announces Disposal of Car. The Motor company, distributors of Elgin cars, were the first to sell a passenger car at the thirteenth an nual auto show and report the sale to the manager. Frank Cavanaugh re ported the sale of an Elgin light six at 1 o'clock. Five minutes after 1 he reported to the management that he had sold his first car. Milo J. Brink, jr., of Corning, la., had the honor of mak ing the first purchase. The Nebraska Patterson; company sold their first car about the same time, but failed to report the sale officially. W. F. Hitchcock of Ster ling was interrupted in signing his contract to stand while the orchestra played the national air, opening the show. His purchase was a Deautmn seven-passenger touring car of battle ship gray. T. bherman McLaltrey, president ot the McCaffrey Motor company, regis tered the sale of the first truck with the manager of the show. A Ford truck was purchased from the Mc Caffrey company by the Richey Sand company. Pinched for Doing N jfmg; Sixteen Men Face Court Sixteen "laborers," loafers and I. W. W.s of many sizes and races were given an unprecedented welcome into the police station last night. All were arrested by Sergeant Mur phy and his five followers, who took "time off" from running down booze trails in order to rid the downtown thoroughfares of undesirable citizens. The motley looking gang was haled into the city hotel en masse, and will be given the "cold and casual" by Judge Fitzgerald this morning. AH were charged with vagrancy. "Huh, we ain't done nuthinl" one of the unlucky fellows said. "That's what you're pinched for," answered an officer. C;ty Council Opens Bids For New Fire Apparatus Bids for furnishing the city with motor apparatus for the fire depart ment were received by the city coun cil from the Hale. White. Seagrave and LaFrance companies. Only two bids were received last month, when rcadvertisiment was ordered on ac count of alleced hieh fieures. The new bids will be tabulated and returned to the council for public consideration Thursday morning. March 7. ACTRESS GIVES RECIPfe FOR GRAY HAIR A Well Known Actre.a T1U How to Darken Gray Hair With a Simple Home Made Mixture. Joicey Williams, the well known American actress, who was recently playing at the Imperial Theater in St. Louis, Mo., made the following statement about gray hair and hovf to darken it: "Anyone can prepare a simple mix ture at home, at very little cost, that will darken gray, streaked or faded, hair, and make it soft and glossy. To a half pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, a small box of Barbo Compound, and M ounce of glycerine. These ingredients can be bought at any drug store at very little cost, or any druggist can put it ud for you. Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade Is obtained. This will make a gray haired person look 20 years younger. 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Flower trimmed, and the best looking, utter ly "different" ribbon idea that millinery has seen for years. But apparently an endless display of wing trimmed effects. . Scores of exquisite, individual and distinc tive creations that appeal to the feminine taste. You'll appreciate this unusual display,-and we want you to come and see it. Burfoat-Noah Co. Second Floor : N Just a Glimpse as They Come Out of Their Wrappings There's a Certain Style-Distinction in These Tailleur Suits for Spring rPHAT always distinguishes Burgess-Nash ready-to-wear. Suits that show spring in eveiy line. This means their styles, individuality and distinc tiveness, are such as will appeal to the woman who gives a thought for the new. The style trend is a decided change from seasons past conservation of wool mate rials has not brought about a lessening of smart; lines and styles of the new suits. The skirts are narrow, the coat sleeves are tight and the shoulders close fitting. Where extra material has been used, if any, is in the ripple flare of the coats. Some of the new suits show the Eton effects ; others the pony jackets, and still others the smart severely tailored effects. The materials are poplins, serges, tricotines, Poiret twills and mixtures. , i.Y Prices, $25.00 to $175.00. Burgaaa-Nath Co. Second Floor f " V Some Pertinent Facts oj I Interest to the Traveler Featuring Hartmann Cushion Top Wardrobe Trunks, on the Third Floor CONVENIENCE and comfort is what everyone desires when traveling and much of it depends upon the baggage. A Hartmann wardrobe trunk is certain to insure both convenience and comfort, and the owner of one of these famous trunks is certain to have a wardrobe that conforms in size to both present and possible future baggage rulings. . ir..JMkA 1 I Tniiftimllv Low Priced Taxi Size Constructed of three-ply veneer lumber, black vul canized fiber covering and binding, brass plated hard ware, good lock, and loop draw bolts, fancy green cloth lined, full set hangers, laundry bag, top tray partitioned for man's hat and small articles, bottom tray remov able, and contains partition that may be taken out to provide for woman's large hat, priced at $21.75. Three-Quarter Sized Wardrobe Full vulcanized, fiber covered and bound over three-ply veneer lumber, black covering, brown binding, heavy gauge hardware, common sense style hangers and compressor strap. Beautiful cretonne lining, at $32.50. Full Sized Wardrobe Trunk An unusual value in a full size, vulcanized fiber Hartmann wardrobe trunk. 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