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BITS OF NEWS
FRENCH TAKE POSSESSION
OF GERMAN DYE WORKS
Berlin, Feb. 4. The French
forces of occupation;, according to
a special dispatch to the Vossische
Zeitnng from Frankfort-on-the-Main,
have taken possession of the
Jlochter dye and chemical works
and French chemists are working
with German chemists in putting
out dyes and certain chemicals to
be exported to allied countries.
Shipments of the chemicals to points
in Germany have been prohibited.
BRITISH SUPPRESS
TWO COLOGNE PAPERS
Berlin, Feb. 4. The British mili
tary authorities, according to reports
received here, have prohibited the
publication of the Cologne Zeitung
and the Cologne Tageblatt for a
period of eight days.
LONDON STRIKE PUTS
QUIETUS ON BANQUETS.
London, Feb. 4. Waiters of
British nationality are not on strike,
so that city restaurants which are
manned by Britishers 'were doing
business as usual.
Several banquets booked for to
nieht at bisr hotels, including one in
honor of American Ambassado
uavis, nave Deen canceiea.
"NUTMEG" STATE IS FIRST
TO REJECT PROHIBITION.
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 4. Con
necticut, through the action of its
senate this afternoon, is the first
state to decline to ratify the federal
prohibition amendment. Legisla.
"""tures of 44 states voted for ratifica
tion. It is believed that senate action
definitely determines the attitude of
this state, . although the house of
representatives is expected to vote
to ratify by a large margin.
BLAINE TO MAKE THIRD ,
MATRIMONIAL VENTURE.
New York, Feb. (By Univer
sal Service.) James GillP'e
lilaine, son of James G. Blaine, one
time presidential candidate, obtained
i marriage license here for his third
natrimonial venture. He was ac
companied by his intended bride,
Mrs. Beryl Whitney Wheeler of
Itockland, Cal.
Mr. Blaine is a bond salesman of
Sail Francisco. He was bsrn in
-ngusta. Me., as was his intended
wife. His first wife died a.nd he
was divorced by his second four
years ago. Mrs Wheeler; obtained
ler divorce only five days ago.
BERLIN NIGHT LIFE GAY
FOR THOSE HAVING PRICE.
With "the British Army in Col
ogne, Feb. 4. -(By' Universal
Service.) Feverish gaiety reigns
supreme in the night life if Berlin,
according to an officer of the allied
.nission just returned from the cap
ital. The cafes are crowded. An
ordinary dinner costs $90. Cham
pagne fetches $30 a bottle. The
rest of Berlin, however, is starving
and crime is on the, increase.
The people appear to- believe
President Wilson will secure a fair
peace for-them and save a good deal
out of the wreck, including the Ger
man colonies.
PRINCESS TROUBETZSKY
NAMED AS ."OTHER WOMAN."
Chicago, Feb. 4. (By Universal
Service.) Princess Marie Trou
betzsky, who lived in the Holland
house in New York in January,
1918, was named , today - as "the
other woman" in a divorce suit
granted Mrs. Elsie D. -Harby from
Charles L. Harby, a traveling sales
man. The princess, according to
Mrs. Harby'i testimony, was sup
posed to be on a secret mission to
this country for the Russian gov
ernment. 'Harby admitted his un
faithfulness, hi. wife said.
1 "He sold silks and skirts and
tiiat'is what he specialized in when
be wasn't selling them, too," said
Mrs. Harby: -
Democratic Senators
to Consider Suffrage ,
Resolution in Caucus
Washington, Feb. 4. Upon peti-
tion of 22 democratic senators fa
voring the woman suffrage resolu
tion pending in tTie senate. Senator
Martin of Virginia, the democratic
leader, today called a conference of
democratic members for tomorrow
night to consider the question.
The conference will be the first
held by a democratic majority since
the United States entered the war.
Senators opposed to the resolution
served notice that they. would not
be found if , any , caucus action
should be attempted.
- Former Secretary Bryan was at
the capitol today urging democratic
senators to support the woman suf
frage resolution which is to beH
called up next Monday. He issued
a statement predicting adoption of
the resolution by the next congress
if it fails during the present session.
Omahans in Washington.
Washington, Feb. 4. (Special
Telegram.) E. M. Mossman of
Omaha, representing one of Ne
braska s potash companies, is in
Washington interested in having
legislation enacted that will protect
:he domestic product against the in
vasion of German potash.
W. A. Ellis, assistant commission
er of the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce, is in Washington to attend
the annual convention of the Nation
al Rivers and Harbors congress
and incidentally to attend the annual
meeting of the Mississippi Valley
Waterways association which is
holding its meeting at the same time
is the larger waterways convention.
Democratic National Committee
man Arthur Mullen is in the capital
on business before the Treasury
department and is sccompanied by
Mrs. Mullen. ,
Wets Win a Heat
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 4.
By a
vote of 20 to 14. trie
Connecticut
senate this afternoon
ratify the . federal
amendment : .. .
refused to
pror.iumon
tttn
Oiarha
Wilson Presides at Session of
Commission Which Has
Two Plans Under
Consideration.
By Associated Press.
. Faris, Feb. 4. The progress made
by the peace conferense committees,
as an outcome of the energetic
Anglo-American campaign for quick
er aetion, has strengthened the hope
among the most optimistic delegates
that the league of nations may be
established and that even certain
peace ternis may be settled before
President Wilson leaves for the
LVted States.
The president and Premier Lloyd
George are -understood to be agreed
that there should be no further de
lay and they are urging speed. Some
opposition is being encountered in
certain quarters, but Jhe general
sentiment of the delegates who have
expressed themselves is for prompt
action.
President Wilson in Chair.
President Wilson presided tonight
over the commission of the society
of nations which had before it the
completed league project, discuss
ing it article by article. While there
is no authoritative information con
cerning the details of the project the
distribution of printed drafts among
the members has disclosed the main
features, and these can be sum-;
marized as follows: . 1
Two main plans have been pre
sented, which the members' of the
commission regard as embodying
the American views, though both
plans are composite, containing the
best features from various sources.!
American, .British,. French and j
Italian. ' ,4
Both plans are being considered
together. Iiv its' Original form the
first plan is generally regarded as
more democratic, and therefore more
acceptable to the small powers,
whereas the revised plan is not so
acceptable to the small powers, as it
eliminates theni from the executive
branch of the proposed organiza
tion ana is a long step toward the
creation of an international supreme
council, with a fundamental basis of
codified international law.
Plan Favored by Small Powers.
The first plan had three main fea
tures first, a legislative branch, on
which the great and small nations
were equally represented, each as a
unit. '
Second An executive branch con
sisting of two members from each
of the great powers. United States,
Great Britain France, Italy and
Japan and nine members chosen
from the small powers- This gave
the executive body a total member
ship of 19, of whom 10 represented
the great powers and none repre
sented the small powers.
Third Arbitration was provided
for the determination of interna
tional issues. In case of a dispute
between two nations, each nation
named arbitrators, and these two
selected a third arbitrator. Three
arbitrators thus chosen constituted
a tribunal for determining the is
sues. The foregoing on broad lines, is
the project which meets with most
favor among the small na.ions, as
they would be represented both on
the' legislative and executive branch
es, i It is to be noted that such an
organization would follow somewhat
the lines of that of the present peace
conference as the legislative branch
is analogous to the plenary session
(Continued on Pane Two, Colnmn Seven.)
.
Liberal Party Joins
Labor in Opposition
in New Parliament
London, Feb. 4. The new British
parliament elected last December
held its first session today. James
W Lowther was re-elected speaker.
None of the Sinn Feiners elected
to parliament from Ireland appeared.
Apparently the much discussed
question whether the independent
liberals c-r the laborites were-to be
the official opposition has been set
tled by a compromise, as both Wil
liam Adamson, the labor leader, and
Donald McLean, the newly elected
chairman of Asquithian liberals, sat
on the front opposition bench with
their chief lieutenants-
The government, it is .understood,
will propose the establishment of
several new government depart
ments. Four new ministries have
been planned to deal with supply,
'ways and communications, ' health
and commerce.
There will be land and housing
bills, a bill for restoration of prewar
practices in industry and a military
service bill to give legal sanction to
the proposals of the constitution of
the British armies of occupation.
Measures afre being prepared by tue
; government ro prevent uimipinga,
I and to restrict immigration
VOL. 48 NO. 199.
PRESIDENT
WORKING
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American Home Fails As
Place of Moral ,Trainipg; ,
Sears! Sex Bill Loses Out
0
Warden of Kansas Peniten
tiary Addresses Legislature;
Tells of Custodial Home
for Women and Girls.
By Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Neb.,, Feb. 4, "The
American home has broken down
as a place for old-fashioned moral
trainings It has gone out of busi
ness as a factory of good citizen
ship." These startling words were
spoken in the house of representa
tives before .the members of the
legislature Monday afternoon by
Warden ' Codding of the Kansas
penitentiary.
Speaking of the bill introduced by
Senator Sears of Douglas, prohibit
ing the imparting of sex knowledge
to children by any except parents,
guardians or representatives of the
former, he said: "I hope you will
beat this bill to death."
He contended that the modern
parent is no longer able to train
children and that this work must
henceforth be done by the state on
account of the failure by parents.
He said Kansas by reason of the
agitation of the women of the state
who vot as they please there and
don't give a continental for the
opinions of their husbands,' laws
have been passed to drive out prosti
tution, do away with feeble-mindsd-ness
and a. custodial home for wo
men and girls has been established.
From All Parts of State.
Here diseased vomen are treated
and since it has been- in operation
over 600 such women, gathered
from all of the camps, have been
cured. There are now at tha home
250 women whose ages range from
14 to 30 years. He said they were
for the most part soldiers' sweet
hearts and 85 per cent of them were
from country towns.
"We are establishing a custodial
farm for men, too," said he "and we
are weeding out the jailbirds and
placing them on it to work and be
cured of their criminality and shift
lessness. ;-; ; , y
PECK ADVISES
GOtthlEiSTTO
1 1 A HD LE 7i I E AT
Uncle, Sam , Must Stand Loss
Resulting from Price Guar
antee, Dealers and
Brokers Declare.
Washington, Feb. 4. Divergent
views of the action to be taken by
congress for making good the gov?
ernjuent guarantee of $2.26 a bushel
for wheat of the 1919 crop were
given today at the house agriculture
committee hearing for framing the
legislation.-
Exporters and grain exchange
representatives agreed that ths leg
islation should provide for eariy re
turn to movement of wheat in nor
mal channels, 'but grain dealers
urged continuance of the food ad
ministration's grain corporation for
handling the crop. All agreed that
the government should stand a loss
by paying the difference between
the guaranteed price and the world
market price, whatever it might be;
E. P. Peck of Omaha urged "that,
as long as the guarantee price con
tinues let the grain corporation han
dle the wheat."-
The millers who testified were in
terested mainly in having the corpor
ation given authority to protect mil
lers against losses growing out of the
falling of the wheat price from the
present artificial level to the Hrue
world price and the fluctuation in
the world price before it becomes
stable under the corporation's ad
ministration. Former Omaha Newspaper
Man Dies in California
George W. Fairbrother, 63 years
old, former Nebraska newspaper
man, died last Friday at his home
in San Diego, Cal., according to
word received yesterday by his son,
Alf Fairbrother, former Omaha high
school foot ball player and local
musician.
Mr. Fairbrother edited the Auburn
Post, Nebraska Advertiser, and
Talmage Tribune. He came to
Omaha from Talmage and pub
lished the Knight's Jewel and later
the Nebraska Veteran. He left
Omaha in 1903 and engaged in the
job nrinting business in Guthrie and
Oklahoma City, Okl-, later moving
to San Diego, where he made his
home until he died.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Ada M. Fairbrother. of San Diego;
one daughter, Mrs. Bessie DeMotte,
San Diego, and two sons. Alt Fair
brother of Omaha and George W.
Fairbrother, jr., of Oklahoma City.
1,600 Hogs Burned to Death.
East St Louis, 111., Feb, 4. Six
teen hundred hogs were burned to
death in a fire in the hog house of
Morris & Co., at the National stock
yards here tonight. ' The origin of
the fire has not been determined. The
i damage was estimated at $60,000.
OAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1919.
Senate Takes Steps to Kill
Sears Bill Relating to Giv- ,
ing Sex Knowledge
to Youth.
. i-
By Staff Correspondent
Lincoln, Feb. 4! The Sears' bill,
making it "a felony for anyone other
than parent, guardian "or .person spe
cially authorized by the-parent to
convey information of a sexual na
ture, or relating to the social dis
eases, wars probably killed in 'the
senate today.
Saunders Decides it.
After having been mailed over by
amendments for three hours of ex
citing debate and parliamentary
scrapping, the bill was finally re
ferred to the senate committee on
education, where, according-to the
best guess, .it will be properly in
terred.
f The vote on Senator Robbins' mo
tion to recommit the measure to tlje
committee"on education reflected the
even division of the senate, 14 to 14,
and it . was necessary for Senator
Saunders, also of Douglas, to cast
the deciding vote.. He voted with
Robbins who lead the fight against
his colleague's measure.
Make Many Suggestions.
Robbins opened up the scramble
in the commi'ttee 'of the whole by
submitting an amendment to reduce
the age limit in the Sears 'bill, fixed
at 16, to. 13. Peterson came for
ward with" another to exclude pas
tors, priests, and persons standing
in the fixed relation of school teach
ets to give instruction in sex hy
giene, from the provisions of the
bill. It was explained that other
wise the Sears' bill would knock
out the courses in sex hygiene which
are now being taught in the schools.
The education committee, to.whjch
the. bill was referred, is'imderstood
to be hostile to it-
MOSCOW SOVIET
CULLS fjOPiE LiEtl
TO J0II1 COLORS
Bolshevist Forces Masters of
East Ukraine and Are Ad
vancing Toward Lith- .
uania Capital.
Belsingfors, Feb. ,4. A decree, is
sued by the central soviet of Mos
cow, has called to the colors all men
between 39 and 45 . years of age.
The men. will be ordered to prose
cute the war in case the proposed
conference on the island of Prin
kipo fails. . j
London, Feb. 4. Bolshevist forces
are now masters of almost the whole
of eastern Ukraine, including the im
portant centers of Kharkov, Poltava,
Ekaterinoslav and the Konetz min
ing region, according to a Helsing
fors dispatch to the Mail. It is re
ported that a soviet government has
been established at Kharkov. .
Copenhagen, Feb. 4. In their ad
vance from Dyinsk, the Bolsheviki
have captured - Vilkomir, 45 -miles
north-northwest of Vilna, he cap
ital of Lithuania, according to a re
port from Vilna.
Majority of Russians Loyal
to the Entente, Says Francis
Faris, Feb. 4. David, R., Francis",
the American ambassador to Rus
sia, who was- recently summoned
from London to Paris . by Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the peace con
ference, and has. held conferences
here with Secretary Lansing and
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss on Russian
problems, probably will be called
upon soon by the supreme council
to aid the committee which will dis
cuss Russian affairs.
v Ambassador Francis says that the
majority of the Russian, people are
loyal to the entente and he, to
gether with other of the allied am
bassadors accredited to Russia, is
earnestly supporting the plans for
economic reconstruction id that
country.
Omahan Chosen Officer
of Czecho-Slovak Chamber
. Chicago, Feb. 4. Organization-;
of the American Czecho-Slovak
Chamber of Commerce, 'a national
organization to promote trade, es
pecially between the United States
and the nw. republic of Czecho
slovakia, was announced tonight at
the conclusion of a two days' meet-
Ling attended by 300 delegates of
virtually every state in the. union.
John A. Cefvenka of Chicago was
elected president and national head
quarters will be opened here.
Among the officers chosen was
Vaclav Burcsh, Omaha, second vice
president; ' , . ,
nn
TWO DUPED
TOES LET
MOVED
Baltimore Salesman, Held in
Bluffs for Bigamy, Ap
peals to One Then
Other in Vain.
Hayvey Floyd Harris, Baltimore
traveling man, under arrest in Coun
cil Bluffs for bigamy and confront
ed by his wives, pleaded in vain
with era, to "fix it up" and get him
"out of this scrape." The bride of
two weeks was inclined to listen, but
the woman from Des Moines who
had been his wife for a dozen years,
was obdurate and frankly told him
a term in the penitentiary was just
ly due him. He waived examination
and was held to the district court
grand 'jury under $S00 bonds.
Waives Examination.
The hearing was held in the office
of Justice Baird during the after
noon. Both wives were present and
sat together chatting amicably. BothJ
were ready to give the necessary
testimony to convict their husband,
but he prevented their stories being
old in open court before a crowd
that tilled the room when he an
nounced that he would waive the ex
amination and go to jail.
Harris had personal conference
with his wives before the hearing
commenced. He made a passionate
plea of wife No. 1 to save him
from the penitentiary by dropping
the prosecution, '"and then we will
go away and be happy and content
ed again." he urged.
Says Nothing Doing.
"No, Harvey," she replied "I can't
do it. We had a happy little home
in :our bungalow at Des Moines. You
deceived me all the time. You had
affairs with women in every town
you visited regularly, and you often
losf j'our place for this reason, but
when you asked me not to believe
the stories I might hear about you
I trusted you. You have wronged
me, but you have wronged that vther
little women still more. It is my
duty to send you to the penitentiary
and you will have to go. You need
the lesson and must have it."
"In a conference a moment after
with Mrs. Isabelle Young Benjamin,
his-Council Bluffs bride, Harris
made the same promise to give his
whole future to her if she could
get him out of his trouble. , He
wanted her to secure the bond and
told her they would then go away
together.
Harris gave his age of 39 years
when he married Mrs. Benjamin
here, January 20, but is apparently
about 45. H is said to be. one of
the best salesmen on the road.
Wilson's Insistence
Led to Approval of
Three-Year Naval Plan
Washincton. Feb. 4. Insistence
,by President Wilson upon-the. ad
ministration's policy of naval ex-
Lpansion led to the unanimous ap
proval given -Dy ine nouse navai
committee to another three-year
construction program. This .vas
disclosed today by Chairman Pad
gett of the committee when the
house began consideration of the
$750,000,000 annual naval appropri
ation bill.
Mr. Padgett told of a cablegram
sent by the president from Paris
to Secretary Daniels saying noth
ing had occurred over there to
change the recommendations he
made in his annual message to con
gress. The message was brought to the
attention of the committee by Mr.
Daniels. "The president was very
earnest,", Representative Padgett
said, "and very insistent that the
three-year program Tie carried ou'.."
Nebraskan and Three lowans
Released from Hun Camps
Washington, Feb. 4. Information
received by the War department
concerning Americans released frpm
German prison camps was made
public tonight. It includes the fol
lowing names:
Lieut. EuR-ene R. Scroggl. 1243 Thirty
fourth atreet, Des Moines.
tfnllstcl men:
Selmer A. Rlavold, Rembrandt, la.
Axol H. LarKon, Red OaU, la.
Joseph L. Johnson, CralK. Neb.
Omaha Cicil Service
, Bill Goes Glimmering
Lincoln, . Feb. 4. (Special.) Sen
ator Cooper's' bill, Senate File No-. 9,
requiring civil service examinations
for city employes in Omaha, like
wise was done to a turn.- The com
mittee on municipal afairs recom
mended it for indefinite postpone
ment and the senate approved of the
action..
B Hill (I mt). Dally. 14.5":
Oal ad Sua.. 15. SO: oatilda Nib.
Officers Make Opium Raid;'
, Seize $1,000 Worth of 'Hops'
Chicago and Omaha Man Ar
rested and Held for Federal
Prosecution for Posses
sion of Contraband. '
Nearly $1,000 worth of opium,
three "hop" pipes and four Yen shi
stoves were confiscated by City De
tective Graham and Franks and Fed-
cral Officer Russell Eberstein last
night in room 803 of, the Conant
hotel.
Louis Fillcy alias Joe Laurie. Chi
cago, and Frank Sirian. 1029 South
Twenty-secondstrect who are regis
tered at the hotel, were arrested in
tlie room and are being held at the
central station for investigation. A
federal charge of having opium in
their possession will be lodged
against them. Fillcy registered at
the hotel, three weeks ago.
Police sav he has been furnishing
local Chinese and others with the j
"dream dope.'
DEATH CALL FO
Fli. HARRINGTON
, OF SUECILIA
Rector of Omaha Catholic
Cathedral Dies in Los An
- geles Where He Went
. After Breakdown. .
Rev. Daniel P. Harrington, pastor
of St. Cecilia's . Cathedral, died
Monday in Los Angeles Cal.,
where he had gone for his health.
Father Harrington suffered a ner
vous breakdown several months ago
due to his untiring work in the ca
thedral parish here.
At the beginning of the year,
Father Harrington was granted a
vacation for a trip to his birth
place in Ireland, but owing to post
war conditions he could not obtain
passports and his physicians advised
a trip to California.
Father Harrington was born in
Cork, Ireland, 47 years ago. He
was ordained at All Hallows col
lege, Ireland, in 1896, and came to
the United States that same year
to take up duties in the Omaha
diocese under Bishop Scannell.
Served On South Side.
Upon his arrival here he was ap
pointed assistant pastor of St.
Agnes' parish, South Omaha, which
dignity he held for 10 months. The
following year he was pastor of St.
Patrick's church in Sidney, Neb.
Illness there caused him to return
to St. Agnes church. He was
transferred to Kearney, Neb.; in
1898 and remained there as pastor
of the- Cathedral church for two
years. Father Harrington came to
Omaha again the following year
and took up duties as .pastor of St.
Cecilia's church, then the pro-cathedral
of the Omaha diocese. For
19 years he has maintained the pas
torate of 'the cathedral parish and
worked unceasingly for the erec
tion of the present edifice at
Fortieth and'B.urt streets.
Gathered' Cathedral Fund.-'
To him is .due the credit of pro
moting the building of St. Cecilia's
cathedral. All sorts of weather
found Father Harrington ' visiting
his parishioners, striving to gain
encouragement and finance for his
undertaking.
Under Bishop Scannell, now de
ceased, the finances acquired by
Father Harrington for the erection
of a parish church were turned in-
I to a general fund for the building
or tne present cathedral, tather
Harrington continued his - duties
under Archbishop J. J. Harty.
Father Harrington is survived by
his parents, living in Eyerties, Ire
land; two brothers. Father Jere
miah Harrington, St. Paul, Minn.,
and Peter Harrington of this city.
Two sisters, who are members of
the Dominican order, also survive
him." v
Funeral services will be an
nounced later. The bodv was sent
from Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Greek. Questions Referred
to Commission of Experts
Paris, Feb. 4: The supreme coun
cil at its meeting today agreed that
questions in the statement of Pre
mier Venizelos concerning Greek
territorial interests in the peace set
tlement should be referred to a com
mission of experts, whose duty it
would,be to make recommendations
for a; just settlement. The com
mittee will be composed of two rep
resentatives each from the United
States, the British empire, France
and Italy.
Bills Endorsed by Douglas
County People Postponed
Lincoln, Neb., FebT 4. (Special
Telegram.) Representative Porter's
two bills, which relieved parents and
responsible relatives and guardians
oi insane persons from paying the
expenses of the latter, while inmates
of insane hospitals or feeble-minded
institutions, and which were en
dorsed by the Douglas County Pion
eers' association, were indefinitely
postponed by the committee on state
institutions this afternoon.
TWO CENTS.
Following a tip, the detectives
entered Filley's room and found the
opium pipes in a bureau drawer.
Further search revealed two boxes
of opium, with oriental labels, and
four Yen shi stoves in Filley's
trunk. The pipes are cured articles
with sundry connections and bowls
for "the proper burning of the
"dream seed."
Filley and Sirian refused to tell
police where they obtained the
opium, the first contraband "hops"
unearthed in Omaha since the ex
odus from the old Chinese haunts,
police say.
Detectives declare that Fillcy
brought the opium and pipes here
for Chinese, who are having a native
religious assembly at Twelfth and
Dodge streets. Other arrests ui
connection with the sale of opium
here will follow, police say.
Fillcy and Sirian are beinir held
at the central station without bonds.
Department of Justice officials will
! nandle the matter.
PRESENT WAGES
NOT ENOUGH SAY
OPHAFIREIEN
Captain Dunlap Says Wife
Has to Work While Nine-Year-Old
Girl TaKes
Care of House.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 4. Because of
inadequate salaries, most. Omaha
firemen are in debt and find their
wages barely sufficient to sustain
life, was the testimony given by a
committee of firemen consisting of
W. T. Bernhardt, L. L. Dunlap.
James Anglim, Axel Dahlgren, Fred
Vaverka, Frank Egan and C. J.
Hald. before the house committee
on cities and towns, today.
One Captain's Plight.
"I have been, in the department
ever since 1915. am now a junior
captain, getting $1 15 per month. My
wife has to work to help eke out
cur existence and my little 9-ycar-old
daughter has to do the, house
work," was the testimony of Cap
tain Dunlap. It was brought out in
the hearing that he had volunteered
for the service of his country in
the army and had been absent from
duty in the fire department for
some time.
The comiiiittee above named ap
peared for bill No. 167, which pro
vides a wage of $140 per month for
firemen who have had two years
service and which fixes the mini
mum wage at $100. They ..con tended
that this bill was the choice of
the majority of the men in the de
partment. ' ,
, Exhibits Bee Cartoon.
Stanley Rosewater, appeared for
the men, as their attorney, exhibit
ed a cartoon from the Omaha Bee
and excerpts from that paper as to
the high cost of living in an appeal
for the. wage increase asked.
Commissioner Zimman said he ap
peared in a dual role, trying to con
serve the interests of the taxpayers
and the just demands of the' fire
men at, the same time and by the
provisions of bill No. 146 the men
at $125 per month would be among
the highest paid skilled labor in the
country.
,f Zimman Gives Views.
He said 47 of the men who had
signed the petition for H. R. 167 had
petitioned to withdraw their names.
He also said that 80 per cent of
the men in the department owned
their homes, were prompt in the
payment of their debts, had some
surplus money laid by for a rainy
day and were well satisfied with the
bill originally agreed upon with the
city commissioners.
One in a Million.
Zimman's views were upheld by
Sam Taylor, first class fireman and
by Captain Gardner of the depart
ment, who said he considered himself
over-paid and sought to remit $10
monthly to the city treasury on ac
count of this. The hearing will
be resumed Thursday afternoon.
Troops Destined Tor Camp
Dodge Arrive at New York
New York, Feb. 4. The transport
Henry W. Mallory arived from Bor
deaux with 1,752 officers amd enlist
ed men, including 127 sick and
wounded and five casual officers.
The units include the Three Hun
dred and Twenty-seventh field ar
tillery, composed of 39 officers and
1,255 enlisted men, who trained at
Camps Chillicothe and Sherman.
The army transport Due D'Aosta
from Marseilles with 1,776 officers
and men aboard, was reported off
Sandy Hook tonight and js expect
ed to dock here tomorrow morn
ing. Argentina and Britain
Agreed on Big Cereal Deaf
Buenos Aires. Feb. 4. The Brit
ish minister and Julio Morino, act
ing minister f finance, have agreed
to sign the cereal convention to
morrow. The convention provides
for a loan of $200,000,000 in gold to
the allies by Argentina and there
will be no specifications as to the
minimum prices and the quantity
of grain to be purchased.
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SENATORS
ACTIVITY
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Congressmen, Who Attcndca
Meeting at Which Soviet . '
Was Praised, Denounced
as ;. Traitors.
Washington, Feb. 4. Sweeping
investigation of bolshevik,-1. W. W.
and other propaganda, was ordered
unanimously today by the senate
after two hours' tempestuous dis
cussion in which, several senators
declared organizations werev plot
ting to overthrow the American
government by violence.
The senate judiciary subcommittee
which for more than a year ha,
been investigating pro-German aui
brewers' propaganda was -authorized
by the senate resolution to conduct
the new inquiry. The committee
will begin work, .probably next Fri-'
day. The chairman. Senator Over
man, said the new investigation
would cover a wide range, "and con
tinue probably after congress 4 ad
journs. ,
. Favor Resolution Unanimously.
The resoution offered by Srnatoi
Walsh of Montana and adopted
without a rollcall or dissenting
vpice, extended the committee'!
power "to inquire concerning any
efforts being made to propagate in
ths country the principles of any,
party'exercising or claiming to ex
ercise authority in Russia, whether"
such efforts originate in this conn
try-or are incited or financed -fron:"
abroad, and further to inquire 'inti.
any effort to incite the overthrow 6i
the government of this country oi
all government by force or by the
destruction of life o property- oi
the general cessation of industry."-
S.natni-e iniilprt lit rlptiiinf-i-itinn sit
the alleged propaganda and also ot
a meeting held here last Sunday at
which the Russian soviet1 govern."
ment was praised as superior to the
American form of government. Sen
ator Poindexter of Washington, re
publican, introduced a resolution
calling for investigation by the De
partment of Justice of the assembly
here which was addressed by Repre
sentative .Mason of Illinois and at
which Representatives Gordon oi
Ohio, and Dijlon of South Dakota
also were present. This resolution
went over for further discussion.
Criticises Public Meeting.
The senate's-action looking to t!r
suppression of the alleged seditious ,
propaganda came unexpectedly
Senator Myrs of Montana 6pened
the discussion with criticism of lat
SunHav's nurilic meetinir. hrbl in n
theater owned by,the governnui'',
and said any member of congrys.$
who spoke ,at the meeting in Vup
port of the Russian soviet should
be epelled. Senator. Kellogg of i
Minnesota ' denounced a proclamaf
tion in a St. Louis newspaper enti !
tied "Lenine's Appeal to the Bol
sheviki of America," and said
"criminal" propaganda aimed at a
violent overthrow of the govern
ment was active in .the United
States. -
. Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
republican, declared the. American
people did not understand the rea'
purpose behind the propaganda vtas
the overthrow of their government
and that until they do understand it
cannot be stamped. out,
Violence in seeking government
reforms was 'deplored by Senator"
Borah Of Idaho, republican, as Un
necessary because of the power held"
in the American ballot. He urged'
that senators, after congress ad
journs,' "go on the rostrum and
preach Americanism."
To Probe I. W. W. Activities.
Senator Walsh asked if the
judiciary subcommittee was author
ized to investigate .such propaganda .
(Continued on Tug Two, Column Six.'
Wool Growers to" Get
40 to 50 Cents Pound
for Their Next Clip
Salt Lake City, Feb. 4. Wo-V
growers will receive from 40 to 5 '
cents a pound for the coming spri;-:
clip, according to S. W. McOure.
secretary of the National Woc-lj
Growers association, who return t
here today from Washington. Mr
McClure went to the capital in an
effort to counteract what was allegi' j
to have been an effort to have tht
government sacrifice the immenss.
stock Bf wool in Boston warehouses.";
The prices, according to Mr. Me ;
C.lll'r will .iihnMfr 1? -onfc
than for the last crop, but he say
conditions might have been worse
"The government has agreed to
fix a minimum price on the wook
now in the Boston warehouses,
which is equal to the' British issu.
price, or the lowest price paid for
wool in the world," Mr. McClurc
said. "The government has agree!
to discontinue these sale on JuK
1. if it has any wool remaining, in
order not to interfere with the sa'r
lof the season's clip,"