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THE BEEt OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER . WIS. A BOARD RAISES STREET RAILWAY WORKERS' PAY Women to Receive Equal 1 Wage as Men for Same Work Under Awards; Disputes Settled. Washington, Nov. 21. Wage in creases for employes of nine street railway and interurban systems were granted in awards announced tonight by the war labor board. The advance are for the duration or the war and in each case the board recommended that the com-p-hics be permitted to raise fares to absorb the increased cost of op eration. The companies affected are the .Detroit United Railway; the Em pire state railroad and the Syra , cus Suburban Railroad, Syracuse, N. Y; the Lewistown, Augusta and Watreville railway and the Cum berland, County Power and Light company, Portland, Maine; the East St. Louis Columbia and Waterloo k railway; ,the Auburn and Syracuse 'Electric railway; the Cincinnati Traction company and the Denver .Tramway company. Mptormen and conductors of the Empire State railroad corporation's city lines were given wages rang ing from 38 to 42 cents an hour, while the wages of those on the in terurban lines were fixed at from, 41 to. 45 cents an hour. Other em ployes were given proportionate in creases, a flat minimum rate of 42 cents an hour was established and' provisions made that women shall receive equal pay for equal work. This award is retroactive to last August 12, and the company is given until next February 1, to make pay ments of back pay due employes. Womens Rights Recognized. The award in the case of the De trroit United Railway company af fected only car inspectors, con , (roller men, pitmen and pitmen help ers, who are given a flat increase of 20 per cent or more in order to bring the pay f all such adult employes to a-flat minimum rate of 42Jj cents an hour, which is established. Wo men must receive the same pay as men for the same work and the entire award is retroattive to last to Jfune 1. The company is given until December 1 to make back pay ments. On' other lines the awards varied but little from these figures, Denver Rate 48 Cents an Hoar. Motormen and conductors of the Denver Tramway company were granted wage rates of from 43 'o 48 cents an hour in an award an nounced tonight by the national war labor board. Other employes were granted proportionate increas es and a minimum wage of 42 cents was fixed for all adult male :mployes. , Denver Faces Seven-Cent Fare. " Denver, Nov. 21. According to oftieb'j of the Denver Tramway Company this city is facing a cer . tainty of seven-cent carfare and a possibility of an eight-cent fare as a rtsultof the wage awards made by the war labor board in Washing Ion today. City Chemist Inspects Gas; May Exact Penalty A resolution to take action to bring the Omaha Gas company's gas up to the required standard in heating and lighting qualities was adopted unanimously by the city council Thursday. Mayor Smith and Corporation Counsel Lambert have gone over the ordinances and decided that if the monthly average is less than 600 British thermal units the city can deduct IS per cent of the month's gas bill for each 10 points that the j gas lacks. City Chemist Crowley has now made daily tests of the gas for five :onsecutive days. The tests varied from 547 to 568 B. T. U. Mayor Smith says it is not likely, under the ordinance, that the ordi nary consumer will be able to re cover an part of his gas bill even though the test is lower than 600 P. Y. U. Hotel Manager Reports Everything All Right, But R, E. Bryant, proprietor of the Loyal hotel and also of the Clark hotel of Fremont, was the recipient of an optimistic greeting from Bob Smith, manager of the latter hos telry. Bob is a real optimist, ac cording to Mr. Bryant, no matter how dark the clouds may be. , His letter reads as follow?: "House count, 147; cafe, $132.00. Everything all right, except am short two waitresses, one bell boy, one porter, one pot washer, one sngineer, one clerk, one telephone . girl and one maid. Hope you are equally as well off down there." 1 ; OBITUARY. , fiENRT H. HANSEN, an engineer tor the Burlington railroad, died yes terday at a local hospital from hemorrhage of gastric ulcers. Han sen was 40 years old and leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters. The deceased has lately been living at the Dunsay apartments. It has not yet been' decided whether the body will be sent to Brunswick, Neb., or Sioux City, la. Omaha and Bluffs Soldiers Killed in Battle Same Day f JOSEPH R. O'LEARY. Omaha Two pals, Corp. David S. Kerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. David S. Kerr, sr., 526 Oakland drive, Council Bluffs, and Private Joseph R. O'Leary, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. CORP. D. S. KERR. Council Bluffs O'Leary, 2529 California street, Omaha, fought side by side through put the entire period of their serv ice and each on the same day made the supreme sacrifice for the cause of liberty. They were killed Oct. 14. POTASH MEN OF NEBRASKA URGE FEDERAL PROBE (Continued From Pace One.) 1915, 1916 and 1917 and up to the present time in 1918. McKelvie bends Hand Governor-elect McKelvie who happened to be in Washington in at tendance upon a conference of editors of agricultural papers called by Secretary Houston of the De partment of Agriculture, also ac companied the delegation of Ne braskans to the meeting with Mr. Baruch and being greatly interested in the output of potash in his state, urged upon Mr. Baruch the impor tance of some affirmative action looking to the use of potash now in warehouses in the east and south. To Continue Local Forts Robert H. Manley, commissioner of the Commercial club, and J. H. Hanley, secretary to Congressman Lobeck, after making a round of the departments today in the interest of Omaha, said that officials in the balloon service were of the opinion that plans for the continued use of both fort Omaha and rort Crook with sufficient troops in each post to justify their maintenance on a scale fully as large as at present would be adopted. For Aircraft Landing A call was made upon Second As sistant Postmaster General Praeger and maps were left with him show ing several suitable locations for, landing fields in and around Omaha for the aerial mail service. De cision as to the field to be selected probably will be made within a few weeks. The sites selected by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce ap pear to be satisfactory providing a suitable aircraft hangar is furnished by the people of Omaha. "If field and hangar are provided, we may look for early flights to and from Omaha," said Mr. Manley. The construction division of the quartermaster corps has authorized King Albert Will Make His Official Entry into Belgian Capital Today London, Nov. 21 Belgian his tory will reach a climax tomorrow when King Albert will make his official entry into Brussels, says the correspondent of. the Daily Mail with the Brtish army in Belgium- The day will be one of po litical regeneration as well as one of real ceremony. The Belgian parliament, the correspondent adds, will meet and "make a great decision" 'Paris, Nov. 21. A new Belgian ministry, it is expected, will be formed with the summoning of the chambers tomorrow, according to a Brussels dispatch to Havas. M. Delacroix is mentioned for the premiership. The program of the new min istry will include universal suf frage for persons over 21 years of age. An election will be held at the earliest possible date, prob ably in May 1919. the expenditure of $12,000 to restore the office quarters at Fort Crook re cently destroyed by fire. The au thority has been given to rebuild at nnr, Sixty-fifth Congress Closes Second Session Washington, Nov. 21. The second session of the Sixty-fifth congress, which began last December 3, ended at 5 p. m. today.. The house adjournment resolution was supported by most of the demo crats and the folio ving republicans. Dil ingham, LaFollette, Lodjje, Mc Ciimber, Nelson, Poindexter, Street Sutherland and Tocnsend. Appropriations passed aggregated $36,298,000,000 making the total for this congress more than fifty-five billions, of which $19,412,000,000 was appropriated at the first an extra session at which war was declared on Germany. Coldi Ciuu Grip and Influenxa. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets re move the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 80c. WILSON'S PLANS ARE ATTACKED IN THESENATE (Continued From Pate One.) acts as president only in case of death, disability or resignation of the chief executive, and added: "No provision is made Mor the president's absence from the terri torial limits of the United States. When this proposed visit is made soon after December 2, the White House will be transferred officially to Paris, France. "There will be left the supreme court when it convenes and the senate and the house will remain, but the executive will be transferred to Europe, where it will remain 'a considerable time.'" ' , Referring again to the presidents trip to France, Senator Sherman said: "There must be some reason for his going abroad. I cannot myself see any necessity for the visit. We are left to the tender mercies of a censored cable. Passports denied, cables controlled and Creel sits as imperial dictator at the source of action." ' ' . . Regarding passport restrictions, Senator Sherman said he doubted if even a senator could secure one. Ask Gifford Pinchot," he said. "Ask Villard." Senator Kellogg AT Minnesota, republican, declared the action was part of a plan to establish perma nent ownership of telegraph, tele phone and cable wires. Immediately after Senator Kel; logg's statement, Senator Lewis of Illinois, democratic whip, introduced a resolution proposing permanent government ownership of tele graphs, telephones, ships, railroads and other public utilities. "It demonstrates beyond all question that there never was a war necessity," Senator Kellogg said, of the taking over of the cables. Senator Cummins of Iowa asked whether the plan of the president to visit Europe might not'present an emergency that had something to do with the assumption of the cable lines. "I cannot see," Senator Kellogg replied, "how the president's visit can in any way have made an ex cuse for taking over the cable lines." The Minnesota senator recalled that when the wire control resolu tion was before the senate, Senators Underwood of Alabama and Lewis of Illinois, whom he described as administration spokesmen, assured the senate that there then was no present war emergency. Protests from President Mackay' of the Commercial Cable company against the cable order was pre sented by Senator Kellogg, who said that government operation of telegraphs and telephones had caused increased costs to the public. Park School Honors Former Students Now in Service Park school's memorial to its former students who have served in the war was completed Wednesday afternoon. Instead of the regula tion service flag the memorial is inscribed above the entrance "Honor to the girls and boys of Park school who have heard the call and fol lowed the flag that liberty might live." The inscription is flanked on either sides by the flags of the allies. Miss Clara Mason, principal, found it impossible to get the names of all former students who were serving their country, , this being one of Omaha's oldest established schools, so took this method of hon oring them. ERS Schiaoiler & Mueller's Peace Celebration Sale oi PIANOS - PLAY Music Rolls. Stools, Benches, Sheet Music and Band Instruments lire's the story of the greatest Piano Sale ever inaugurated in Omaha. Just fifty-nine years ago we started in business, and today we are the largest distributors of Musical Merchan dise in the Middle West. Why?. Because our customers are satisfied. They are our friends and our immense business has been built from our former purchasers, and now is the time we feel we should celebrate and do something big, show our appreciation of the good will shown U3, so after careful consideration we have decided to place on sale an unlimited num ber of new, discontinued styles and slightly used Pianos and Player Pianos at Prices and Terms that will make this sale go dowri in history as the greatest value-giving event ever pffered. V Merchandise Storage - Separate Locked Fireproof Rooms for Your Household Goods. - ; Heated Piano Rooms. Omaha Van & ' Storage Co. Phone Douglas 4163 .SOS So. 16th St NEW PLAYER PIANOS- $425 and Up NEW UPRIGHTS- j NEW GRANDS $250 and Up $525 and Up Good Used Pianos at $85, $100, $125, $140 and Up Never to our knowledge during these times of high prices have such figures and terms been quoted on high-grade instruments. Just a Few of the Wonderful Used Bargains $400 Gabler Square $25 $350 Vose & Son Upright. $105 $400 Harrington Upright $125 $400 Russell Upright .'...$145 $450 Schmoller & Mueller Upright $190 $609 Steger & Sons Upright $275 $550 Knabe Upright $325 $550 Chickenng Upright $385 $550 Smith & Nixon Grand $295 $800 A. B. Chase Grand $325 $1,000 Steinway Grand ..$375 $450 Schubert Player $290 A SMALL PAYMENT DOWN SENDS ONE OP THESE BARGAINS TO YOUR HOME OR RESERVES IT FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY. CONVENIENT TERMS ON THE BALANCE. v Remember, we are exclusive representatives for the world-famed Steinway, celebrated Hardman, Emerson, Steger & Sons, McPhail,,, Lindeman & Sons and our own Schmoller & Mueller, sold at factory prices and guaranteed for 25 years. We also sell the Genuine Aeo lian Pianola Pianos, the only Player Pianos capable of artistic interpretation. 500 USED PLAYER ROLLS, POPULAR AND CLASSICAL SELECTIONS. WORTH UP TO $1.50, GO AT 15c, 25c, 35c AND UP. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. 1311-13 Farnam Street 'The Oldest and Largest Music Dealers in the Middle West' Omaha, Nebraska. HUN 71 HEAVY WARSHIPS INTO ALLIED HANDS (Continued From Fe One.) the allied and German sea forces was between 30 and 40 miles east of May island, opposite the Firth of Forth. - 400 Ships in Fleet. The fog, which had enveloped the grand fleet for three days, cleared last night, and this morning the weather was dull, with a slight haze hanging over the ,Firth of Forth. The fleet which is to witness the surrender consists of some 400 ships, including 60 dreadnaughts, 50 light cruisers and nearly 200 de stroyers. Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of the grand fleet, is on the Queen Elizabeth. King Reviews Fleet. Rosyth, Scotland, Nov. 21. (Via Montreal.) King George and Queen Mary entertained today on board Admiral Beatty's flagship the British, French and American ad mirals, assembled here in connec tion with the surrender of the Ger man warships. - The king reviewed the entire British grand fleet and was received enthusiastically. Afterward the king and queen witnessed the departure of the fast destroyers, forming the vanguard of the some 200 fighting ships to which the Germans were to surrender. Some Big Ships. The names of the battleships, bat tle cruisers and light cruisers which have been surrendered to the allies have not been announced officially. However, a telegram received in Amsterdam from Berlin Sunday gave this list: Battleships Kaiser, 24,113 tons; Kaiserin, 24,113 tons; Koenig Albert, 24,113 tons; Kronprinz Wilhelm, 25, 000 tons; Prinz Regent Luitpold, 24,113 tons; Markgraf, 25,293 tons; Grosser Kurfuerst, 25,293 tons; Bayern, 28,000 tons; Koenig, 25,293 tons, and Friedrich Der Grosse, 24, 113 tons. Battle Cruisers Hindenburg, about 27.000 tons; Derflinger, 28,000 tons; Seydlitz, 25,000 tons: Moltke, 23,000 tons, and Von Der Tann, 18, 800 tons. Light Cruisers Bremen, 4,000 tons; Brummer, 4,000 tons; Frank furt, 5,400 tons; Koelin. tonnage un certain; Dresden, tonnage uncertain, and Emden, 5,400 tons. U. S. Ships Take Part. Washington. Nov. 21. An Ameri can battle squadron, probably includ ing five dreadnaughts, commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman and operating as a unit of the British grand fleet, participated today in the passing of German sea power. The Americans shared in the formal acceptance by Admiral Beatty, first British sea lord, of the surrender of the main force of the German high seas fleet, as designated in the terms of armistice. The identity of American naval craft in European waters never has been disclosed. The dreadnaughs originally sent over were selected because they burne1 coal, as the British government had difficulty in maintaining a supply of oil fuel. The original group may have been relieved, however, and more modern ships sent in. their place. With the American squadron went all auxili ary craft necessary to maintain the minimum active service without drain upon Britisa resources. They have been on duty with the grand fleet for 15 months. The first ships sent over by the navy were destroyers and the orig inal force, commanded by Admiral Sims, has been augmented ve y largely. American destroyers pre sumably still are kept on patrol and convoy duty until all German sub marines are accounted for. American submarine chasers, of which large numbers were sent to European wa ters, possibly played a part with other vessels in today's events. Major Fling Lectures ' to Nebraskans on War Washington, Nov. 21. (Special Telegram.) A largely attended meeting of the Nebraska State asso ciation was held tonight at the food administration hall in this city. Major Fred J. Nielsen, president, was master of ceremonies. The feature of the evening was a lecture by Major Fred Morrow Fling, U. S. A., formerly professoh of European history in the Univer sity of Nebraska on "The .World Crisis." " The Store of The Town9 Browning King & Co. por Real Overcoat values-not cam ouflaged with print er's ink inspect our all wool Over coats for men and young men. BROWNING KING & CO. GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr. 1890 1918 diamonds 2 & DODGE Delbrueck Proposes Inquiry Into Charges Made Against Germany London, Nov. 21. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Cop enhagen says Hans Delbrueck and other German conservative politi cians have appealed to" the govern ment to appoint a committee of im partial men including neutrals, to Investigate accusations of breaches of international law by Germany during the war. Man, Who Came to Help Sick Brother, Dies of Flu Amos St. John, sent here two weeks ago by his parents in Evel eth, Minn., to assist attendants at St. Joseph's hospital in nursing his soldier brother, Private Hilliary St. John, during a serious attack of in fluenza, himself contracted the dis ease and died Wednesday afternoon at the same hospital where his brother is now convalescing. Mrs. Amos St. John will accom pany the body of her husband back to Eveleth Friday morning. Pri vate St. John, who ii convalescing, but still unable to travel, will be forced to remain at St. Joseph's hos pital for several days. , ... I I I ,-, -.4 , Thompson-BeLdeit &Ch ITieFasJiionGenier&rWaitteii i The Newest Goats Have Sensible Prices $29.50 to $75 These late Arrivals will appeal to every woman who wishes to appear well dressed. Every garment is stylish but is so well tailored of such fine ma terial that real service is promised in each sale.. ' See for Yourself Friday. Satin Meteors, $2.29 A beautiful silk satin meteor forty inches wide in a splendid as sortment of colors. Fri day only $2.29 a yard. Muff Forms Your old muff can become fashionable by making it over, using one of this season's stylish shapes. Any number of pleasing muff forms for your selection. Wool Coatings During the past week we have received a number of new coating materials that we feel certain you will find interest ing. May we show them to you? The Baby Shop Warmer things for colder weather. Splendid assortments and moderate prices. Ruben shirts of cotton, cotton mixed with wool, all wool, silk and wool, all silk; prices vary, according to the quality. Silk and wool bands, 50c to 85c. Cotton and wool bands, 65c and 75c. Knit gowns with drawstring on skirt, light and medium weights, 85c, $1, $1.25. White flannelette gowns, SI and $1.50. White wool mittens, with or without thumbs. Complete outfits for the baby are possible here at sensible prices. Third Floor Huck Towels, 35c A union huck towel with hemmed ends. Large 50c size specially priced Fri day for 35c. Linen Section Sleeping Garments and Underwear The Men's Shop NIGHT SHIRTS AND PA JAMAS. A middy style with out buttons, in a fine variety o f materials. Bell - shaped night shirts, roomy and sixty inches long. Extra sizes in night shirts. One-piece sleep ing suits; closed crotch, drop seat, a snug-fitting, warm gar ment for winter. Out-of-doors sleeping garments, made with hood and feet. Two-piece pa jamas and night shirts, regular size, in numerous materials and colors. WINTER UNDERWEAR. Un ion suits of cotton, wool and silk mixtures. Superior, Ster ling, Winsted and Carter's makes that speak for them selves. Two-piece garments in Corinth, Winsted and Stutt garter makes. We carry B. V. D.'s in stock for those who wish them. A step to the left as you enter. Why Not Buy th. Beet? Advo Gold Medal Coffee. . AOc. Quality Unchanged. Why Not! 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