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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918.
DEFER ACTION
. ON UNIONS OF
CITY WORKERS
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Mayor to Confer, with Police
and Firemen on Union
' Plans; Men May Ask
Federal Aid.
A spirited discussion of the union
ization of the police and fire depart
ments, before city council committee
of the whole on Monday morning,
resulted in an agreement that action
by the council shall be deferred until
Thursday morning and durinsc the
meantime conferences will be held
in Mayor Smith's office between rep
resentative? of the city government
and of the organizations affected.
The council committee of the
whole received last week a resolu
tion from the mayor, stating that it
was the judgment of the council that
any organization of policemen or
firemen having for its purpose af
filiation with other organizations
would be regarded as' against the
best public interests and would be
considered as insubordination. This
resolution went over to Thursday.
Mayor and Ringer Talk.
In statements made during the
ublic hearing, the mayor and Com
lissioner Ringer declared them
selves as uncompromisingly com
mitted to the stand they have taken
on this matter, while representatives
and leaders of organized labor were
equally determined to stand bv the
policemen and firemen and even an
' nounced that if the council should
take the extreme action as has been
indicated, they would place the mat
ter before the federal government
for disposition,
In his opening statement the
mayor said: "I wish to offer a word
of justification for offering my reso
lution. Personally, I have no ob
jection against the policemen or-
ganizing among themselves as long
as they do not conflict in letter or
spirit with the best interests of dis
cipline and so long as they do not
seek to become affiliated with other
organizations of different classes of
labor. If they should receive a
charter from the American, Federa
tion of Labor and are affiliated with
the Central Labor union, I would be
' unalterably opposed to such a
' course.
"To receive a charter from the
American Federation of Labor
would mean that they would meet
and confer with other members of
that organization and thereby would
be susceptible to influence from oth
ers. A divided allegiance would re
sult and that can not be tolerated.
When a man becomes a policeman
he surrenders part of his personal
liberty.
Plead Outside Influence.
"During the, recent campaign
, some of us stated that the rJolice de-
partment being run too much
tRourseVs. that it elected, the police
department would , be supervised
from Eighteenth and Farnam
streets by the city government
I'k-J T j A .7-j t
r iu icaujr uj siana Dy my
r.fledge to the people. No outside
l lagency is going to influence or con
Utrol the police department if I can
I help it. The policemen must re
! main absolutely impartial in the dis
charge of their duties."
; . . Stands By Order.
Superintendent Ringer of the po
lice department following the mayor
said: "I still stand by the or
der I issued, and I wish to
tate that it was furthest from my
mind to make a threat or bluff. Hav
ing given the matter much thought
I stated what penalty would be im
posed for violation of my order.
(Men have a right to organize, but
. . none of us will saction injury to life
or propetry. Organized labor or
business interests can go just so far.
Most of the loyal union men believe
that a police department should have
only. one source of authority; gen
eral public opinion is opposed to
unionism of police departments."
, The mayor than added: "This
council realizes that the policemen
arid firemen are shamefuUy under-
. paid. We went to the city charter
convention and the new proposed
charter provides for more pay. We
are buying the best apparatus we
can for the firemen and will provide
, v new quarters for the policemen. We
will stand by the policemen and the
firemen and shall -demand that they
stand by us."
Will Ask Government Aid.
' C L. Shamp, announcing himself
as general organizer for the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, expressed
' himself as follows:
"We are going to organize any
- who come to us. The firemen and
noliremen voluntarily walked into
- f.ahor temole and asked to be or
' ganized. In connection with the
firemen I know that if this proposed
action is taken by the city council
there isoing to be the greatest
time around Omaha we ever had.
SThe policemen did not tell us
what they wanted when thty came
to us. but I take it that they want
j 1 something to eat. Mr. Ringer asked
I ' . me if the organization had the right
to strike anet 1 told mm max u nau
and that it would be affiliated with
- the Central Labor union, and said
we would like to hold a conference.
We expected to have to fight the
Business Men's association,' We are
radv to so through with this, and we
are willing to let it go to the war
board if necessary, it tnis council,
- which represents the people, locks
!us out we are going to take our case
to the government
I Civic Clubs Represented."
W. M. Chase, representing va-
, tious organizations of organized la
hor. asked this Question: "Do you
t think that these men could get any
fthfng by coming to this council?'
80fA Dr. C B. Atzen, speaking for 186
,l:'members of the Omaha Kotary ciuo,
?f'gtated that his organization feels
7hat the men are not satisfied with
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and -firemen are pledged-to protect
the common interests. Can they do
so as well when they organize and
have rules which conflict with their
oaths of office?"
C. C. George spoke for the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce: "The ex
ecutive committee of the Chamber
of Commerce," he said, "adopted a
resolution in which it is stated that
the mayor and council will be sup
ported. We want the policemen and
firemen well paid. Unionism of po
licemen and firemen would place
these men in a false position to the
community or else they would be
false to their unions. If union labor
wants to hurt its cause and to drive
away public sympathy, there is. no
more effectual way than to try. to
organize unions among the police
men and firemen, who are semi-military
in character and are sworn to
protect life and property of all
classes."
Christian Endeavor
Union Officers Women;
Men Called Into Army
The annual meeting of the Omaha
Christian Endeavor union will be
held Tuesday, October 1, instead of
Tuesday, September 24, as before
announced on account of the meet
ing at which Miss Slattery will ad
dress the girls and women of Oma
ha being planned for this date.
The meeting of Tuesday October
1, will be held at the First Christian
church, at which time the new offi
cers for the coming year will be in
stalled and the annual reports on
the last year's work will be given.
The following officers will be in
stalled: Mrs E. Lynne Kilgore,
president; Mrs. Stuart C. Wigg, vice
president; Miss Marie Kocher,
recording secretary; Miss Ida Wool
ley, corresponding secretary; Miss
Helen McDonald, treasurer; Mrs.
Helen Winter, pianist.
All the officers, committee chair
men and committee members will be
girls this year, as practically all of
the young men will be called into
service who have not already re
ceived their call.
The members of all the societies
of Christian Endeavor in Xhe city
andjtheir friends are urged to attend
this meeting, as an especially inter
esting program is planned.
Last Tuesday evening the third
entertainment was given for the
boys in the 'service at Florence
field under the auspices of the Oma
ha Christian Temperance union.
The West Sisters' orchestra and
Mrs. Grace Poole Steinberg fur-
r.iehfH an evpninc of song and
music for the boys and the Young
Men s Christian association nut was
filled tn ranaeitv. These entertain
ments are being planned for the
winter by a committee trom tne
union, with Mrs. Stuart C. Wigg as
chairman.
Omaha Institutions
Beneficiaries in Will
of Josephine Kitchen
Fi'v OmnVia rpliirim? and charit
able institutions are among the
oenencianes in tne win or jo
Mnhine C Kitrhrn. 78 vears old. who
died at her ohme in Los Angeles, Cal-
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on August i, leaving an estate val
ued at $116,875. The will, which
was drawn up in June, 1918, has
been offered for probate in the
Doniylas rountv court and the hear
ing has been set for October 19.
According to the provision ot the
will the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, and the becond t-hurcn
of Christ, Scientist, . both of
Omaha, are to receive $2,000 each.
Th ntn of $1,000 is left" to ach
of the following: Old People's
Home, Omaha; Child saving insti
tute Omaha, and Rev. C. W.
Savidge, for use in carrying on his
work at the House ot nope, umana.
Among the valuables named in
the estate is a set of Shakespeare's
work, now at the home oi ai. v.
Peters, ZOO South 1 nirty-secona
avenue, Omaha, which is left to Mrs.
Kitchen's niece, Lulu Ruble, of Cali
fornia. A considerable -amount of
raeh and securities are on deposit in
Omaha banks and among the invest
ments are a large number ot snares
in the M. C Peters Mill company,
Omaha. A sister, Mary A. Bal
lard, Weston, Mo., receives the bulk
of the estate. i
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'V m. anil rapnm.
.Oended more' pay,-even if public
.T5bscriptions should be necessary.
'h. mid. "fW rliih is unalter-
ihm
aly opposed
"Our club is unalter
tn the nrcranization of
asTr.licemen and firemen. If they go
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WITH FINGERS!
CORNS LIFT OUT
Freezone is magic! Corns and
Calluses lift right off
without pain.
AIRSHIP DUELS
WITNESSED BY
TWO OMAHA LADS
Home Boys Write Interesting
Descriptions of Scenes
on the Western .
Battle Front.
Omaha boys are in evidence along
the western front in France at the
present time and some of the boys
are in the thick of the fighting.
N. P. Feil, business manager of
The Bee. received letters Monday
from Corp. N. B. Heath, Company
E, 355th infantry, and formerly of
The Bee engraving room, and also
from E. S. Arnold, who, before his
enlistment, was connected with the
bookkeeping department. He -is now
a private in Base hospital No. 49.
Corporal Heath, at the time of
writing, was in a rest camp after
having been under fire. He says:
"Omaha must surely be thinned
out of young men, as one can't go
anywhere in France without seeing
American soldiers.
"I am now in a rest camp, as I re
turned from the front line trenches
not long ago. I found it to be quite
an experience, but all of the Omaha
boys are still on the job and our
company is made up of at least half
of Omaha men.
"I saw two balloons fall in flames
today in less than five minutes. An
aeroplane shot them down. All four
men appeared to alight in safety.
"One of the boys just came in say
ing the allies had made another big
gain. Hurray! Don't let them tell
oyu the Sammies are not doing their
part." ,
Corporal Heath inquires of Mr.
Feil, in the letter the address of
Private E. S. Arnold a letter from
whom came to Mr. Feil in the same
mail as Heath's.
Private Arnold says:
"We are in a very pretty section
of France, and on an elevation that
permits the overlooking of the sur
rounding country for quite a dis
tance, and the red-tiled roofs of the
villages as well as the wooded
places makes a very pretty picture.
There is a river near enough to walk
tor a swim. I ve tried it and it is
good. The weatherTiere is pleasant,
sunny and dry, and has been for the
most part since our arrival, although
a rain last week settled the dust and
gave us cause for gratitude. We are
told there is a rainy season coming,
but are not disturbed until it arrives.
"We get a paper here, the Paris
edition of the New York Herald. It
is sometimes a two-page, but most
of the time a four-page paper, of
seven columns and sells for 20 cen
times, or 4 cents, American, money.
That will give some idea " of the
scarcity of paper here.
Private George T. Kauffman of
the Field hospital of the 166th Amer-
v A few cents buys a tiny bottle of
the magic Freezone at any drug
store. Apply a few drops of Free
zone upon a tender, aching sorn or
a callus. Instantly that trouble
some corn or callous stops hurting,
then shortly you lift it out, root and
all, without any pain, soreness or ir
ritation. These little bottles of
Freezone contain just enough to rid
the feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, corn between, the toes and the
callouses on bottom of feet So
easy! So simple. Why wait? No
humbtg! Adv.
JEFFERIS
FOR CONGRESS
H Will Stand for Your Boy in
ttJTrenche.
ican expeditionary forces, writes
from the front line trenches: ,
"We are getting a much-needed
rest which we surely need. Our
work comes at spells. We will work
night and day for a few days and
then we get a rest for quite a spell,
for the infantry can't stand a con
tinuous grind fon a long spell even
though they have the. Huns on the
run, and they sure have them hunt
ing their holes most of the time.
"When the wounded come back
we have a bunch of operating teams
at work and in a short time I have
seen all kinds of surgery performed.
"There has been lots of excite
ment lately. At one place we worked
directly behind the firing line, be
hind the artillery positions, and it
seemed as though our teeth would
be jarred , out by the concussion.
We worked exposed to German fire
for about a day and a half, before
we were ordered a few kilos to the
AT THE AGE OF 71
MRS.V.C. COCHRAN
GAINS 22 POUNDS
Spent Over $200 Without Get
ting Relief; Tanlac Re
stores Health.
"I can walk twenty blocks now
easier than I could one before I took
Tanlac," said Mrs. W. C. Cochran, a
well-known resident of Juliaette
Idaho, recently. Mrs. Cochran says
she has not only gotten complete re
lief from her suffering, but that she
has actually ' gained twenty-two
pounds besides. She is now 71
years of age, and her statement,
which is altogether remarkable, will
be of interest to every one.
"I suffered a complete nervous
break-down," said Mrs. Cochran, in
explaining her case, "and have had
very poor health for five years. My
stomach was so upset that every
thing I ate would sour, causing gas
and sharp pains in the pit of my
stomach. Many a night 1 have
spent half the time sitting up in
bed; in so much pain that I could
not sleep. Finally my back, over
my kidneys, got to bothering me. I
was also constipated and had at
tacks of severe headache. I had no
appetite, was losing weight all the
time, and got so weak I couldn't
walk a block without stopping to
rest and get my breath. I got so
nervous I was afraid to be alone,
and had to have some relative or
neighbor stay with me all the time.
Two years ago I spent over $200
with a specialist on nervous disor
ders, but kept getting worse and
since then I have been under treat
ment most of the time without any
noticeable results.
"A friend of mine who had gotten
fine results trom Tanlac, advised me
to try it, and I commenced to feel
better after the first few doses. Be
fore I started on my second bottle
I was eating hearty and getting
more enjoyment out of my meals
than I had in years. I have just
started on my fifth bottle now, and
I can eat just anything I want, and
digest it perfectly, and all my stom
ach misery is gone. When I
started taking Tanlac I just weighed
one hundred and three pounds. I
now weigh one hundred and twenty
five, making a gain of twenty-two
pounds. And this shows how wonder
fully Tanlac has built me up. My
back never troubles me now at all;
I am not constipated any more, and
am entirely free from headache. I
sleep like a child and have s much
more strength and energy that I
don't get tired and out of breath
like I did. I am glad to recommend
Tanlac for it certainly has been a
wonderful medicine for me."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by Sher
man & McConnell Drug Co., cor
ner 16th and Dodge streets; 16th
and Harney streets; Owl Drug Co.,
16th and "Farnam streets; Harvard
Pharmacy, 24th and Farnam
streets; northeast corner 19th and
Farnam streets; West End Phar
macy, 49th and Dodge streets,
under the personal direction of a
Special Tanlac Representative, and
in South Omaha by Forrest &
Meany Drug Co. Advertisement.
rear to open up a hospital. I saw an
observation balloon set on fire and
also witnessed an aeroplane duel at
close range, and saw the boche ma
chine sent to the ground.
"I went over a famous battlefield
after the fighting and on one hill
we found so much shrapnel strewn
over the ground that it looked as
though it had literally rained steel
over the field. I saw trees the size
of a man's body, which had been
cut in two by .the shrapnel."
Boy Scouts to Distribute
Fourth Liberty Loan Signs
THe Boy Scouts will distribute
posters for windshields of automo
biles with the slogan, "SaveNow
for the Fourth Liberty Loan," to
help launch the Liberty loan campaign.
OMAHA DOY HAS
PLANE RIDDLED
ON FIRST FLIGHT
Lieutenant Kenneth Norton,
Home on Leave Tells of
Fighting Hun Fliers
in France.
To have his plane riddled with
bullets and narrowly escape death
in his first flight over the German
lines, was the thrilling experience of
Lt. Kenneth Norton, who lately re
turned from France and is spending
his leave of absence with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Norton,
117 South Thirty-eighth street.
Lieutenant Norton, who is an
Omaha boy, enlisted in the air serv
ice during his senor year at Cornell
university and received his training
and commission at Mount Clem
mons, Michigan. He left for
France in September of last year.
During bis 11 months in France he
served as an instructor in an Ameri
can school of aviation and at the
fnjnt as aerial pilot in a bombing
machine. Lieutenant Norton's work
as aerial pilot consisted of bombing
the German lines from the front line
trenches back. "But my experiences
were not very thrilling compared ot
some others I have had," said Lieu
tenant Norton "or to some I might
have had. Yet they seemed thrilling
to me for it was the nearest I cam
to death.
While he was abroad, Lieutenant
Norton saw two Omaha boys, Ly
man McConnell. who is in an aero
construction squadron, and Lt,
Perry Singles. . 1
Lieutenant Norton is on leava Of I
absence until October 2, after which
Wtm irrr will rnnc
and advisant in the air service
either in this country of abroad.
Safety First is Taught in
New Shipyards of U. S
Washington, Seept. 23. A cam
paign for the education of 400,000.
employes of the shipyards engaged
on government work has been be
gun by the Emergency Fleet cor
poration. Demonstrations of safety
methods and resuscitation will be
given.
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' Drog. EUvator Co.
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