THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1918.
9,000 PROFIT BY
WAGE BOOSTS ON
NEBRASKA LINES
More Than 2,500 in Omaha to
Receive Salary Increases by
New McAdoo Rail
V Order.
Kaiiroad shopmen ot umana are in
liigh spirits over the increase in
viigtt coming to them as a result of
the order of Director Genenl Mc
Adoo. The McAdoo order affects more
.than 9,000 persons in Nebraska,
bout 2,500 of whom are residents
Omaha. Not all of the people af
fected are men, for in the shops of
the Union Pacific here and the Bur-
, . . . f i i . . .
employed.
In the Union Pacific shops in
Omaha 2,000 will receive the wage
increase. Employes in other shops
the line number 4,000, about 1,800
of whom are at Grand Island and
North Platte.
In the Burlington shops in Omaha
200 person are engaged, with about
2,300 in the Havelock and Alliance
hops.
The Northwestern emoloys 250 per
sons in the local and other shops of
the Nebraska lines.
The' Missouri Pacific employs 300
persons in the Omaha and the fans
City shops, while the Rock Island
has 150 in its Fairbury shops.
, According to the McAdoo order,
the increased wage is to be retro
active and is to date from January 1,
this year.
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PectVs Bird Circus
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CHAPTER V.
Sambo Takes the Stage.
i.tttr, aldad by har Blrda, ftvM a ahew
la abaar Bp aoldUra about ta atart (or
Vranea.) . .
PEGGY didn't hava to tell the
Birds what to do next They act
ed as if they had been doing cir
cus stunts all their life, and went
ihead with a performance that aston
ished Peggy and delighted the sol
diers., Ben and Bill played everything
they could think of on the accordion
tnd mouth-organ, -while the soldier
orchestra in. the pit tried to keep up
with them.- And for every piece they
played the Birds had something dif
ferent to offer.:
When they swung into dance music.
Blue Heron and his companion Her
ons did the oddest minuet Peggy had
ever seen, filled with stately bows and
lona-. ilow steos. " When they broke
into a jig Mr. and Mrs. Bob Olink
. i. . t .
OODDea up ana a own in an icrwi ciug.
They tried a bit of opera, only to have
the Canaries and Mocking Birds carry
rh air and strut around the stare like
real prima donnas. They switched to
tircwy kind of music and Judge Owl
began to turn somersaults, the others
following him, most of them on the
atage but come high in the air.
Peffgjr ran to the .wings to dress
General Swallow and Miss Purple
Swallow in her doll clothes. There
was the recreation director ' clapping
kit hands enthusiastically.
"This beats l any circus I've ever
ten," he declared warmly.
When General Swallow and Miss
Purple Swallow were dressed Ben and
Bill played a love song, and the two
birds acted it out as prettily as though
they were two human lovers. He put
his wing tenderly around her as they
trolled along, and when he kissed
her the soldiers giggled and made a
kissing' sound that drowned out the
music of the orchestra.
In the midst of the show Judge Owl
st44 Aftfr a Vi at fststtlttrli a rA hat.
fore Peggy could stop him, began to
lioot one of his poems
"When you journey o'er the foam,
Leaving all of us at home, '
Chase the Hun as you would sin
'Cross the Rhine right to Berlin."
The soldiers couldn't' understand
Owl language, but they laughed so
much at the Judge's queer hoots that
Peggy wrote out his poem on a black
board. ; I he soldiers yelled in glee as
they read the words. One of them
started to sing them, making up the
melody as he went along. In a min
ute the whole crowd was following
and Judge Owl found that he had com
: posed a popular song. It encouraged
him so much that he went right on
with the second verse: ,
"When you get to old Potsdam,
Having smashed its guard kerslam,
Fill Von Hindenburg with lead.
Stand the kaiser on his head."
As the soldiers sang this verse
Judge Owl flopped over and stood on
his head. All the other Birds tried to
do the same and the audience roared
its approval Peggy felt that the show
was making an immense hit
Now there came a loud tapping at
one of the windows. Every one turned
that way and a young soldier threw
the window open. In flew an army
that made Uncle Sam's boys blink in
astonishment
"Cro-a-kl Cro-a-kl Cro-a-k!" cried
the invaders in a hoarse battle cry.
"It's General Croaker and his Frog
Army," cried Peggy, fairly bubbling
over with pleasure. The Frogs were
mounted on dashing Killdeers. which
Hew around the theater in military
formations before alighting on the
stage. There the frogs dismounted
and went through a hopping drill that
caused the soldiers to laugh and to
applaud. -
Sambo in the orchestra began to
chuckle to himself. Peggy saw hint
reach out his hand towards the Frogs
several times and then draw back.
to play leapfrog, to turn double and
triple; somersaults and do a round of
sensational tumbling stunts, for all
the world look a troop of circus acro
bats. One of them in doing a string
of triple somersaults landed in the
footlights. Quick as a flash Sambo
leaped to his feet, grabbed the Frog
and held him up. . v.,
""Frog Legs, yum, yum I Just" like
chicken!" he shouted. Peggy gasped
with dismay and started to run to
the Frog's recue. But Blue Heron
was the before her. He had seized
the padded drumstick again, and he
trought it down upon Sambo's head
, 'i A rkorpvt. whamj Samboa,
Life
Story
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EDWARD A. RUMEL Y
Jan Who Bought the New York Mail for the Kamr
-CfepTrtfM. ISIS, V.. and Canada, tka X. T. Herald Ca. An rlhta raaarrad.)'
(A aerlea of article ketcbln tho
career of Dr. Edward A. Rumely, h
baa bee arrcated on a rharra of -,
In if bought tba hew York Evening Mall
with money fnrnisbed by the Oermitn
roTenunent and of hartae ued It for
German propaganda.)
By FRANK STOCKBRIDGE.
(Former Manaftnr Editor of tba Evening
Mall.)
"That's agreed," said Dr. Rumely.
"I am going back to New York in a
day or two, and I expect to have the
whole deal closed in a couple ot
weeks. I'll write you when it is settled."
Again I confided in my wise old
friend. He shook his head. "It
doesn't smell good to me," he said,
"but if they are going to try any
funny business you can do more good
on the job than on the outside. Better
go along, but watch your step."
A month passed without word.
Then Dr. Rumely. telephoned me
from Rolling Prairie that he was mak
ing progress and that I should hold
myself in readiness for a quick call to
New York. There was some ex
change of letters and telegrams in the
next two or three weeks; then he
called me up from New York by tele
phone and said the deal was closed
and that he wanted to get the best
possible nan as auditor and business
manager. Whom could I suggest?
It happened that I had lunched that
day with Frank M. Lambin, formerly
auditor of the Chicago Tribune. I
told Mr. Rumely Lambin would be
the very man if he would come with
us. He asked me to write him at
once all I knew about Lambin, which
I did. A few days later he came to
Chicago and again I met him at the
Union League club, this time for
luncheon. Here he Introduced me to
Horace Brand, the editor and pub
lisher of the Illinois Staats Zeitung,
the oldest German daily in Chicago,
which has recently suspended publi
cation. He had been talking to Mr,
Brand about his New York venture,
for when he left us to go to the tele
phone Mr. Brand began to talk to me
about it We both agreed that Dr.
Rumely would know, a great deal
more about the newspaper business
shout was turned to a howl and he
let the Frog go. Again Blue Heron
brought down the drumstick and
Sambo dodged Just in time to sret a
slam on the ear. The audience yelled
its approval.
"Hey there, you Heron. What are
you trying to do, steal my comedy
stuff?" cried a routth voice. Peirev
looked toward the window. There
was Balky SamtJ She had forgotten
all about him in the excitement of
starting the show. "Let me in I I'll
show you how to be funny 1" he hee-hawed.
"Come around to the staee door."
ordered Pegy. Balky Sam disap
peared, and in a moment made a
grand entrance upon the stage. He
was walking on his hind legs, while
Deaino. mm; wun nis rorenoors Tipon
his back, was a goat. Behind the goat,
also walking on his hind legs, was a
fierce looking English bulldoz. The
three paraded around the staue. ' .
"Didn't I tell yon I was a circus
mule," hee-hawed Balky Sam to
Peggy as he passed her. "I'm going
to do a lot of funnr stunts. I
brought along Billy Goat and Johnny
cull. iney are company mascots
and good pals of mine."
Johnny Bull erowled menacinelv.
Presently Peggy made out he was
giving her a warning.
"There's a fellow back on the stage
we'd better keep our eye on," he said.
"He looks like a Hun to me."
Peggy looked back, and sure enough
there among the stage hands was a
villainous ' looking chap, who was
scowling out at the American sol
diers as if he hated every one of them.
She would probably have paid more
attention to him, but just then Balky
Sam started his stunts. He walked
over to Sambo's corner and looked
down at the negro. Sambo was still
rubbing his head.
"Come up on the stage," heejiawed
Balky Sam. But, of course, Sambo
didn't understand. He just made a
face at Balky Sam.
"Ah didn't come here , to see no
mules an' dogs act," he said sulkily.
Balky Same winked at the
audience, then winked at Johnny Bull.
Johnny jumped' over the footlights
and down into the) orchestra pit.
Samo, with a howl ' of fear, leaped
upon his seat As he did so Balky
Sam leaned over, caught his shirt in
his teeth, and dragged him over the
footlights. Johnny Bull followed
right after, showing threatening rows
of teeth, beside him pranced Billy
Goat.
"Gracious!" , thought Peggy. "I
wonder what's going to happen."
(Tn tha nxt chapter Balky Rant ahowi
what he would do to a Run, and alao
proves hlmeelf a hero.)
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very shortly than he had yet learned.
The doctor was returning to New
York that evening. He wanted me to
sound out Lambin and find out wheth
er he would come to New York. Lam
bin finally on my persuasion agreed
to come along for a limited period; he
had, however, committed himself to
another concern and could not hope
to stave them off for more than three
or four months. A few days later
Dr. Rumley returned to Chicago, I
introduced Lambin to him, and on
Monday, May 6, 1915, Dr. Rumley,
Lambin and myself started for New
York together.
The conversation on the train was
almost exclusively on details of news-
paper business management, Lanimn
loing most of the talkinf? ana ur.
Rumley questioning him.' The doctor
explained he had all his financial ar
rangements made, but would not be
in a position to close witn eitner 01 us
until some final step, which he did
not explain, had been taken. Meantime
he wanted us in New York for con
ferences with Mr. McClure and him
self, and to look over the Mail plant
and help him pick out a site for a new
building.
Dr. Rumley had a suite of rooms at
the Manhattan hotel. He invited
Lambin and myself to put up with
him, but Lambin preferred another
hotel and I decided to stop at a
friend's apartment. For a couple of
days, however, we spent most of our
time sitting around the Manhattan
talking with Mr. McClure, watching
Dr. Rumley dash in and out or hold
long conferences with bearded gentle
men of ample girth, of whom there
seemed to be a great profusion about
the hotel lobbies.
Mr. McClure Not Pro-German.
It was perfectly clear from the
first that whatever Dr. Rumely's real
motives and backing might be, Mr.
McClure was anything but pro-German.
Indeed, he complained bitterly
that he found it exceedingly hard to
be neutral.
"I love Great Britain as a, son loves
his mother," he said. "I think the
idea of a neutral newspaper is a sound
one from a business point of view,
but I do not believe I shall be able to
keep the editorial page neutral. How
ever, Dr. Rumely assures me that I
am to have a free hand, and if I show
any hostility either way it will be his
friends who will suffer.
"There seem to be a lot of Germans
around here," I remarked, "and one
or two men whom I know to be in
ternational crooks. Why does Dr.
Rumely stay here? Is he getting the
money for the paper from German
sources?"
"It is all coming from Americans,
he assures me," Mr. McClure replied.
"I would not be with him if it were
not I have known the doctor a long
time, and I believe him to be perfect
ly honest. I am willing to accept his
assurance that St is all American
money. I think you can rely on
that."
On Tuesday evening we had a long
conference in Dr. Rumely's rooms at
the hotel. Mr. McClure, Lambin and
myself discussed the newspaper busi
ness from various standpoints, and
Mr. McClure particularly talked about
certain features which he thought
would be excellent circulation build
ers. As we took our leave, Dr.
Rumely asked Lambin and myself to
have breakfast with him the following
morning.
"Be here promptly at 8 o'clock," he
said. We promised.
Telephoned to Doctor's Room.
At 8 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing Lambin and I met in the hotel
lobby and telephoned up to the doc
tor's room. He came down at once,
but instead of turning toward the din
ing room led us to the Forty-third
street entrance to the hotel. He called
a taxicab and motioned us into it.
"To the Ritz-Carlton," he ordered
the chauffeur. It was raining hard
and the car moved slowly. The doctor
jumped out first as it stopped at the
Madison avenue entrance to the Ritz
and led the way with the air of ohe
familiar with the route to an elevator.
The elevator deposited us in the lobby
of a private suite. A liveried servant
stood by a door. Dr. Rumely handed
him his card and spoke sharply to him
in German. I caught the word "Ex-cellenz."
' The servant took fhe card inside. A
moment later he opened the door and
bowed us in. We passed through a
hall, where we left our hats, to a din
ing room. The table was laid for six.
A rotund, bearded man and a tall,
thin man with an upturned mustache,
who clicked his heels together when
he bowed, welcomed us.
Dr. Rumely greeted them obsequi
ously, then introduced Lambin and
myself to Hi. Dernburg and Captain
Albert. -
(In his next article Mr. Stock
bridge tells what happened at break
fast with the kaiser's American pub
licity agent and the paymaster of ths
German embassy.) ,
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