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R IE F RIGHT REE Z Y BITS OF NEWS B EVERYTHING THAT'S BEST IN THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS WEST THAT'S OMAHA, The Omaha Daily Bee WOMEN TO CONTINUE SERVICE LEAGUE WORK. New York, Dec. 4. The several hundred thousand members of the national league for woman's service throughout the country will not be disbanded now that the war is over, but will be organized even more thoroughly for the period of de mobilization, according to an an nouncement here today. "The league will help keep alive the habit of thrift established by the war, co-operate with the govern ment in labor readjustment and con tinue its motor division and other activities," said the announcement. NEWS PRINT PAPER RESTRICTIONS REMOVED Washington, Dec. 4. All restric tion! of the use of news print paper were withdrawn today by the wr industries board, effective Decem ber IS. In making this announce ment. Chairman Baruch urged the adoption of permanent rules by pub lishers prohibiting wasteful prac tices and continued .voluntary con servation of reading space for a time. VOL. 48. NO. 146. EMtntf Mewd-tliu ttr Mty 2, 1906. it Omtlia P. 0. mder act of March 3. 1879 OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918. By Mall (I yttr). Ollly. 14.30: Snada. 12.S0; Daily and 8m. $5.90; auttlda Nat., UM axlra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER: Generally fair Thursday and Friday; somewhat cold er Friday. Thermometer Readlntat 6 a. m SSI p. n, 41 9 a. m SSS p. an 4 1 a. m MS p. m. 41 A . m .7 p. m ..4! t a. m SI i p. bi 41 10 a. m 89 4 p. m 43 11 a. m t 1 p. m 44 18 m. 4,g p. m 4! nn fnfMl UvJ D r . RECRUITING FOR U. S. MARINES TO BE RESUMED. Washington, Dec. 4. Recruiting lor the marine corps will he re sumed at once under an order issued today by Secretary Daniels. En listments will be for four years, former standards will be maintained and there will be no limit on the number of men to be accepted. Emergency sub-stations established during the war in small towns will not be reopened for the present. SOLDIERS MAY RETAIN UNIFORM FOUR MONTHS. Washington, Dec. 4. Enlisted men discharged from the army will be required to return to the govern ment within four months the uni form in which they leave camp. Army zone supply officers, General March announced today, will re ceive this equipment and all troops will be supplied at the time of dis charge with franked labels for the return of uniforms by mail. POULTRY DEALER TELLS OF "FUND" TO KILL BAFF, New York, Dec. 4. William Si mon, wealthy poultry dealer, ar rested about a year ago on an in dictment charging first degree mur der in connection with the -shooting of Barnet Baff, a rival poultry dealer, has made a full confession, it was said today at the attorney general's office, implicating more than 20 men as contributors to a "murder fund" with which gunmen were hired to kill Baff. As the re sult of this confession, it was said, a special grand jury will be em panelled, before which Simon will testify and thus redpen the entire Baff case. "MOTHER" JONES WILL PLEAD MOONEY'S CAUSE. Bloorrfington, 111., Dec. 4. "Mo ther" Mary Jones today was nom inated by the Illinois Federation of Labor, in session here, as a dele gate to call on the governor of Cali fornia to intercede on behalf of Thomas Mooney and if need be car ry the case to the president of the United States. This action was taken following a spirited address by "Mother" Jones. INFLUENZA RAGING ON ISLANDS IN PACIFIC. San Francisco, Dec. 4. A wire less appeal for medical aid to check a serious epidemic of influenza in the Society Islands, situated in the South Pacific ocean, approximately 3,000 miles from San Francisco, was received here tonig-ht by The Asso ciated Press from its correspondent at Hapeete, capital of Tahiti, the principal island of the group. The message said that the entire popula tion of Tahiti and Moorea, the next largest island, had been stricken by a malignant form of influenza suited. Huns Get No Interview. Pai-is, Dec. 4. (Havas.) When American troops entered Treves yesterday the German revolutionary committee tried to, get in touch with them, but the command of the force in the city refused to grant an interview. The Bee's Free Shoe Fund To Buy Shoes For Shoeless Children "Editor: Find enclosed $8.25 for your shoe fund for poor chil dren, and I pray it may make . some child happy. - "A MOTHER." Thus writes a mother from Coleridge, Neb., who sends one of the largest individual contributions as yet received from outside of Omaha. And almost as this generous contribution was received an ap plication came from the parents of a little boy and girl brother and sister who needed shoes for the children for school. Influenza waa responsible for the applica tion. The kiddies were fitted out with the footwear. Of course, this particular dona tion did not pay for that particu lar two pairs of shoes, but it will pay for two other pairs of -shoes and make two other kiddies happy. A m jority of the contributions " of late have been received? from out-of-town. People in the coun try 'realize even more than city folks the real necessity for strong footwear to keen the feet dry and disease away.. That's one reason why country fids are almost al ways healthy, happy youngsters. And many a child in Omaha Is thankful to " "country cousin who has' generously come to its re;cue through The Bee shoe fund. f ?. Previously acknowledge 1. $774.95 A Mother, Coleridge, Neb. 8.25 Ethel Challburg, Patter, Neb.:.'.:.v : 1.00 Dorothj Stsveas, Wj&d,.,. r, 5.0Q ADMIRAL BEATTY REFUSES TO LIGHTEN ARMISTICE TERMS : British Fleet Commander Denies Request by Germany for Concessions Regarding Merchant Shipping or Fishing in North Sea; Bolshevik Outbreak Under Liebknecht Feared by Berlin. Copenhagen, Dec. 4. The reply of Admiral Beatty, commander of the British grand fleet, to a request by Ger many for mitigation of naval terms of the armistice, refuses any concession regarding merchant shipping or fishing in the North sea, the Berlin Wolff bureau states. Amsterdam, Dec. 4. The Berlin's) government, according to the Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin, sen ously fears a bolshevik outbreak jin- j . .i.. i i 1. r i t Vl illery and munitions con- der the leadership of Dr. Lieb knecht, the radical socialist. The extremists are said to nave a quan tity of afTi cealed The newspaper demands that the government act energetically be fort it is too late and declares that Premier Ebert and Philipp Scheide- maiin will be responsible if one drop of blood is shed. Soldiers Tear Down Flag. Berlin, Dec. 4. Soldiers return ing from the front have torn down the "flags at the postoffice and rail way stations at Essen, according to reports received here, and exchanged shots with delegates of the soldiers' council. The soldiers had been dis banded at Virson because they sold to civilians hundreds of thousands of marks' worth of wine and cigars from the army stores. Warning Given By Foch. . London, Dec. 4. The Express claims to be able to deny the report from Berlin yesterday that a new ultimatum had been sent to the German government because all the locomotives to be handed over un der the terms of the armistice can not be delivered at once. The newspaper says that it is true that Germany is not keeping up to the stipulated schedule and that Mar shal Foch has given warning that Germany will be responsible for further delays, but he has not fixed a time limit for the carrying out of the clause relative to railroad equipment. Probing Prisoners' Treatment Amsterdam, Dec. 4. Mathias Erz berger opened the first sitting of the German commission to investi gate the treatment of war prisoners on Monday, according to Berlin ad vices. The meetings are open to the public. "The task of the commission," Erzberger is quoted as having said, "will be' to prove the new govern ment of republican Germany is re solved to proceed ruthlessly against anyone treating prisoners contrary to the orders of those in authority oi in violation of the laws of hu manity." Extradition in Abeyance. Washington, Dec. 4. Any action looking to a demand on Holland for the extradition of William Ho henzollem will be held in abeyance until President Wilson reaches Eu rope, according to information today at the State department. The Brit ish and French, governments al ready have been examining into the legal questions which might be in volved in any efforts to bring the former kaiser to trial. President Wilson, so far as offi cials now in Washington are aware, never has expressed himself on fhe subject. s ' Back Before Christmas. ' London, Dec. 3. All American wounded in England with the ex ception of about SDO of the most se rious cases, will be back in the United States by Christmas. GABRYEL TELLS OF BRIBES GIVEN BY HAMMERLING Declares Bernstorff , Visited Head of foreign Language Newspapers' Association in His Office. Washington, Dec. 4. Arthur Gabryel, former vice president of the American Association of For eign Language Newspapers, swore today before the senate committee investigating brewery and German propaganda that he had seen Count von Bernstorff, former German am bassador, in the office of Louis N. Hammerling, president of ihe asso ciation. The witness said Hammerling' called him into his private office for questioning. "I told him," he said, "that it was an open secret among the employes of the association that he was an employe of the Austrian government and he told me to keep my mouth shut because 'what people don't know won't hurt them.' " A short time after that, Gabryel said, he received an extra allowance in his pay envelope. He did not know whether it was for $500 or $1,000, he said, because he was con stantly receiving additional money from Hammerling without any inti mation as to what it was for. . "I suppose I got it for keeping my mouth shut," he said. Gabryel also swore he was in Hammerling's office when the latter gave orders to the telephone opera tor to get Captain Boy-Ed, the Ger man naval attache, on the telephone, and another time when Hammerling called Captain von Papen, German military attache. Shortly after the visit of Bern storff to Hammerling's office, the witness said, a campaign to insert in more than 400 newspapers of the country an appeal against shipment of arms tp the allies was begun. Hammerling testified yesterday that he did not know Bernstorff and that the former German am bassador, to his knowledge, had never been in his office. Big Packers in Conference . With Workers on Wage Raise Chicago, Dec. 4. Francis J. Heney, representating more than' 100.000 oackine house employes in all parts of the country who are de manding an average wage increase of 25 cents an hour today, requested Judge Samuel Alschuler, federal ar bitrator, to postpone the opening ot the hearing until Monday in the hope that the workers and employers might reach an agreement as tne result of conferences now being held. Former Kaiser Reserves His Defense to Charges By Associate2Press. Amerongen, Holland, Tuesday, Dec. ). "I am a pJtvate citizen and while in Holland will not make any Ftatemeifl whatever for publication.' This was the former emperor's message to the Associated' Pres correspondent when he called at Count von Bentinck's castle- again today, The German general acting as orderly, formerly governor of Metz, brought the message direct from William Hohenzollern, who last evening was inclined to make a pub lic declaration, but today changed his mind. The message continued: "You must fully realize my posi tion. I am threatened on all sides with criminal charges which, if brought, I must face. Therefore ffiPJl . rSJeiXft aI tatement until charges are actually brought. "Also I owe a certain loyalty to the German government and cannot make a declaration which" miglit compromise others." The correspondent requested the general to ask the former emperor whether he would confirm the crown prince's assertion regarding the Kruger telegram and the general brought back his answer: "The crown prince is absolutely correct in his facts. The telegram already written was laid before me for sig nature. "I refused to "sign it for three days but finally did so under pres sure of the German diplomats and my political advisers, who advanced many reasons for sending the dis patch. Of course, having signed it, I take, full responsibility," PRESIDENT ONEWAY TO FRANCE Peace Squadron's Departure Marked by Demonstration Without Parallel In His tory of New York. New York, Dec. 4. Bound on a mission the principal objects of which are the abolition of militar ism and the attainment of a just world peace, Woodrow Wilson, first president 'of the United States to visit Europe while in office, tonight was speeding across the Atlantic toward France to attend the great est international conference in his tory. On the transport George Wash ington, one-time German passenger liner, manned by a navy crew and, with deck guns ready for action, and accompanied by a naval convoy, the president left New York today ami a demonstration without parallel in the history of the port. The president took his place on the flying bridge as the great ship moved down the bay. River craft and ships of many nations dipped ilags and tooted whistles and thou sands of persons bade him godspeed in cheers and flag waving from sky scrapers and piers. Joined by Ocean Convoy. Off quarantine, where Staten Is-' land throngs waved- and shouted a second farewell and monitors, gun boats and artillerymen at Fort Ham ilton joined in saluting as the George Washington met its ocean convoy, the superdreadnaught Pennsylvania and a quintet of de stroyers. With her official consort and 10 other destroyers which join ed the fleet for a cruise to the limit of American territorial waters the George Washington disappeared over the eastern horizon shortly af ter noon. Mr. Wilson l;ft his native shores, according to persons who conferred with hrtn before the George Wash ington sailed, determined against militarism in any form. He feels that the crushing of Prussian mili tarism is part of his plan for the future peace of the world, these, in formants said. In emphasis, it seemed, of Ameri ca's part in bringing about Ger many's downfall, the presidential party, outbound, met some of the American hosts returning from overseas. Two thousand home-coming aviation troops on the Lapland cheered the George Washington z& she left her pier, and outside quar antine the Minnekahda was sighted, steaming up the harbor with more than 3,000 soldiers as passengers. Heading for Brest In command of Admiral Mayo, the peace squadron is heading, it is understood, for Brest, an American debarkation port in France. Its date of arrival is uncertain, bulj a quick passage is not required, as ample time remains for conference's preliminary to the nyn-peace as semblage. Off the French coast the president will be welcomed by a squadron of American warships. FrencbBritish and Italian vessels, also, it is expected, will join in the greeting at sea, which will be fol lowed by a succession of official ceremonies marking the progress of the American executive to Paris -to the war front, and presumably to the capitals of Great Britain, Bel gium and Italy. The liner's passenger list contains a "group of prominent names, prob ably without parallel for any single (Continued on Fag-e Two, Column Six.) Aged Father,of Omaha Woman Dies in Far West Redding, Cal., Dec. 4. Judge Charles Wells, 97, said to have been the oldest man in Shasta county. California, and a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, was buried here today following his death Monday in the county hospital. Born in Tennessee, Judge Wells was a lawyer in Illinois when Abra ham Lincoln was practising in the same courts. Thirty years ago he came to Shasta county. For 29 of those years his whereabouts was unknown to his daughters, his near est living relatives, Mrs. James R. Clarkson of Keriosha, Wis., and Mrs. Elizabeth Pajrotte of Omaha, but they finally located him and pro vided for his needs. Resumption ol Highway , Building Urged by Wilson Washington," Dec. 4. Early re sumption and extension of highway construction is highly desirable, in the opinion of President Wilson, expressed in a letter Secretary Houston made -public today. Thousands of Motor Cars "Sub" for Trolleys All Day Homeward movement of the peo ple last night at the close of the day was effected with remarkably little inconvenience. Though not a single street car was running in all the city all day, the downtown dis trict was almost deserted by 6:30 o'clock. Everybody had gone home. A great number, of course, walked. Streams of pedestrians made a cur ious sight on the main thorough fares leading out to residence dis tricts. Some walked as far as Dun dee, the South Side and even Flor ence. But vast numbers also rode. The suspension of the jitney-regulating ordinance by city council at a special session yesterday morning brought out fleets of "jits" of every descrip tion from Fords to five-ton trucks. Dozens of the latter loaded tip at principal downtown corners,. They stood, backed up to the sidewalk and with boxes for steps, they quickly gathered loads at from 10 cents to 25 cents per passenger. Chance to Make Money. One truck driver said he made $34 in four hours. He ran from Sixteenth and Farnam streets all the way to Dundee and charged 25 cents to Dundee or 10 cents to Fortieth and Farnam streets. He had an immense truck and accommodated about 40 passengers, all standing. There were also free trucks, driven by men who were not averse to giving anybody a lift as they drove homeward. Passengers all paid whatever they liked to these , drivers. "I haven't seen so many auto- GLASS CHOSEN BY WILSON FOR TREASURY HEAD ) Vfrginian v Reluctant to Give Up Seat in Congress for Cabinet Position Re signed by McAdoo. Washington, Dec. 4. Representa tive Carter Glass of Virginia, chair man of the house banking and cur rency committee, is understood to have, been offered the po'st of secre tary, of the treasury by President Wilson and his nomination is ex pected to go to the senate immedi ately if he decides to accept. Members of the house said today that Mr. Glass' reluctance to sur render the se!at in congress to which he has just been re-elected after 18 years' service was the only consideration holding up the ap pointment. Mr. Glass himself would not talk further than to say that he was not ready to make any state ment. The understanding, both at the capitol and in official circles gen erally, is that President Wilson Had the nomination prepared last night after a, conference with Mr. Glass. If Mr. Glass accepts, It will go in, possibly after Secretary" Tumulty communicates by wireless with the president aboard the transport George -Washington on his way to France. Secretary McAdoo's resignation as head of the treasury is to take effect upon the appointment of his successor. He continue as director general of railroads until January 1, or until a successor is named. The indications now are that a new di rector general will not be named immediately. December Price of Hogs , Continued Another Month Washington, Dec. 4. Continua tion of the price of hogs for Janu ary on the same basis as prevails this month and. the lifting of the shipping embargo on swine were decided on at conferences yesterday and today at Chicago. The food administration announced today tht representatives of the meeting in cluded the committee of packers, representatives of the agricultural advisory committee and special re presentatives of the swine producers. Germans Begin Making Restitutions 'of.. Gold and Valued Art Works Paris, Dec. 4. (Havas.) The Germans have begun restitutions They have delivered to the allies 300,000,000 francs gold, which came from the Russian treasury. The French have recovered a rich collection of art works by Quentin Delatour, stolen from St, Quentin, and paintings taken from the museum at Valenciennes, valued at 2,000,000,000 francs all told. . - mobiles on the streets since parade night," said one man. In fact, the downtown district was jammed with machines. Hundreds of women drove down to bring "hubby" home. And there were mighty few empty seats on the homeward journey, ar rangements having been made by telephone to bring along from one to half a dozen neighbors, who work downtown. Firms Provide Trucks. Scores of firms took their em ployes home on their trucks. Bur-gess-Nash company had a schedule worked out according to the homes of the employees. At closing time delivery trucks were waiting in front of the store and took their loafc of employes out north, south, east and west. The same was done by many other firms. Thomas Kilpatrick & Co., closed at 5 o'clock instead of 6 and announced that this will be the closing hour during the strike. . The beautiful and mild weather helped greatly in meeting the emergency. The people seemed to enjoy the novelty of the situation. There weren't even many complaints about the "two-bit" fares charged to some of the more distant suburbs. "Guess we'll be prepared for a 7 cent street car fare and pay it gladly after this," grumbled one man as he booked a through passage to Dun dee. The absence of street car service seriously curtailed the crowds at downtown movie theaters and the neighborhood movies, it is said, reaped an especially large harvest for the same reason. RED GROSS WORK WILL GO FORWARD ON GREAT SCALE Chairman Davison. Outlines Plans and Appeals for General Response to Christmas Roll Call. Washington, Dec. 4. Future plans of the American Red Cross to be devoled to peace time relief work not only in tlje United States but throughout the world were out lined in a statement tonight by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the war council. Mr. Davison,' speaking to the 3,854 chapters and 22,000,000 mem bers of the organization, said it fs believed there need be no further campaigns for funds. Instead the annual Christmas rollcall for mem-1 bers will constitute the foundation of the Red Cross. "Since the armistice was signed," said Mr. Davison's statement, "I have had the opportunity to confer in Paris with the" heads of all Ameri can Red Cross commissions in Eu rope and later in Washington with the president of the United States, the war council of the Red Cross, the managers of the 14 Red Cross divisions of the United States and with the heads of our departments at national headquarters. I am, therefore, able to speak now with knowledge and assurance in saying that the beneficient work of the American Red Cross is to go for ward on a great, scale not alone, as heretofore for purposes of relief in war, but as an agency of peace and permanent human service." Man Slightly Hurt When Struck by Auto C. I. Cox, 59 years old, of Berwyn, Neb., was slightly injured Wednes day night when he was struck by an auto driven by O. L. Crumblin, 4246 Farnam street. He had a laceration on the side of his head which was attended by Police Sur geon Johnson. U.S.AWARDD0ESN0T MEAN RECOGNITION; 'ENDS STRIKE'-MAYOR Washington Interprets Agreement With Striking Omaha Car Men to Mean Company Must Deal With Workers as Employes, Not Necessarily as Organzied Labor Body) Men Silent The strike of Omaha street car meri must end at once1 according to Mayor Smith. He received a telegram late last night from the National War Labor board which, he says, in effect, orders the men 'ao go back to work. ' . It is in answer to a tele cram aent bv Mxvnr Smith ricr tit- after the men had presented their demands, and is as follows: ' "Hon. Ed. P. Smith, Mayor, Omaha, Neb. Your tele gram of December 3 received. . Award of this board did not obligate cdmpany to recognize union but did provide for company's receiving committees of its employes. , Company now maintains that it is willing to receive such committees as employes but not as representatives of union. Period of the award is in force until peace is formally announced by proc lamation of the presfdent after peace treaty has been signed "ARTHUR STURGIS, "Examiner for National War Labor Board." : TW.. Rl C... M... wj w.wp wet9 Auajrv. "This means that the men must go back to work or be in the open defiance of the National War Labor board," said Mayor Smith. "The men appeared to the War Labor board last June to settle the differences between them and the company and agreed to abide by the award of that board. T. . 1 t. that' agreement holds good until peace is formally announced by the president after the peace treaty has been signed." President Wtatles, when tofd of the receipt of the telegram, said: "That is exactly what we have pointed out from the beginning of this strike. We have kept our part of that agreement to the strict letter LLOYD GEORGE FACES CONTEST FOR JS SEAT Austin Harrison's Candidacy in Premier's District One of Surprises of Nom ination Day. London, Dec. 4. This was nom ination day for candidates for par liament in the coming general elec tion and among the surprises was the appearance of an opponent of Premier Lloyd George at Carnarvon from which district Mr. Lloyd George holds his seat. Jle is Aus tin Harrison, editor of Tlie English Review, who is standing on the plank of a league of najiens and the abolition of conscription. Out of 707 members to be elected to the new parliament, 104 have already been returned unopposed 41 coalition unionists. 28 coalition liberals, 11 laborites, 22 Sinn Feiners, one nationalist and one independent. Wife Arrives Five Minytes Before the Death of Husband Mrs. Charles Lanier, Sheridan, Wyo., arrived at St. Joseph hospital yesterday just five minutes before her husband .died of Spanish infl enza. Lanier, who in company with 22 men, were riding in the caboose of a freight train, which was bringing a . load of cattle into Omaha, con tracted the "flu" and six other men of the party are also sick with it. Lanier was conscious when his wife arrived and he recognized her instantly and talked with her. Mrsr Lanier has wired his people in New York and also in Sheridan and pending their arrival the funeral arrangements will not be made. She is at the Fontenelle. t Glycerin Made at Low Cost by Fermentation of Sugar Washington, Dec. 4. Out of war necessities has been developed a new synthetic process of making glycerin by fermentation of sugar in quantity at low cost, which gov ernment officials say will revolution ize production. John R. Oeff is the chemist who directed the experiments. Hindenburg Tells Troops Homes Wi)l Be Given Them Amsterdam, Dec. 4. The Berlin Tages Zeitung of Monday says that Field Marshal Hindenburg ad dressed the following procjamation to his troops: "The preliminary work for a larfd settlement on a big scale is in prog ress and will be pushed forward as ! rapidly as the shortage of coal and of building materials will permit. The returning warriors will first re ceive the thanks of the country for more than four years' work in a thousand battles in which they were unbeaten. "Hundreds of thousands of build ings will be erected on ,cheaply ac quired land and public money loaned at' low rates to farmers, gardeners and country artisans. Hduses will be built for workers, employes and officials belonging to sedentary oc cupations and transferred to them on payment of a moderate portion of the actual costs. "Only have patience a little while. Help the wounded father land through its hardest time. Save it again by German manly disci pline and order and thus make your own future and your own happi ness." ' thougn n has cost us very dearly. It is a most serious thing to defy the War Labor board or to break an agreement." ' . Burnett, 111, Silent... Jerry Burnett, special organizer1 for the street railway workers, was ill in his room at the Castle hftel when informed of receipt of the telegram about midnight. The man who answered life tele phone told him the contents of the telegram. Mr. Burnett stated ' that . he he did-not feel well enough to discuss the matter. The symptoms of "his illness are those of Spanish influenza. ' Original Agreement The agreement made between the officers of the company and the employes last June was arT6l!ows: -"The parties hereto agree to sub mit to the joint chairmen of the na tional war labor board, as arbitra tors, the question of how much, under all circumstances, including the ability of the company to pay and it's general financial condition, it would be fair to increase, if any, the wages of the employes of the company, and the question of fair working conditions, the words' work ing conditions' not to include recogi -r ,l. ' j .. . . . ...WW.. j . i.iw uiuuii, aim IV , abide by the award of said joint chairmen, as arbitrators, and to per form the same." . M In accordance with this agree ment' questions of wages, service, etc., were submitted to the examin-' ers of the war labor board and the award referred to in the telegram was dated July 31, 1918 and signed by William H. Taft and Frank P. Walsh, arbitrators. No Conference Held. Mayor Smith worked until v 1 o'clock this morning trying to get action by the labor leaders.. InW mediately after receiving the tele gram at 1 1 j30 o'clock he started out in his automobile to try to get in touch with the labor men. But with Burnett sick and the others home in bed, nothing could be done. He believes, however, that they ' will get together very early today, and that all cars will be running be fore the day is far advanced. One union committee member de clared last night that the present strike "isn't in opposition to the war labor board." Every car barn in the city was picketed last night by strikers. They, were orderly, but let it be known that they would "start something" if any cars were started out. Jitneys Come into Own. The great number of automobiles downtown last night caused much comment. They were parked almost as numerously as in the daytime. The jitneys also continued to do business until a late hour. Prfces varied. One Ford had a sign stat ing that the fare to Fortieth and Farnam streets was 25 cents. A big truck gathered a load at Sixteenth (Untlnuw, oa Vw tm Chma i
