THE BEE : OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1919. LABOR FAVORS U.S. OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS Proposal Made at Convention :, Tuesday Meets With Hearty v . Support of Ail Dele gates Present: BRINGING UP FATHER S J iff and Mfjl in Mill Drawn for The Bee by McManus Copyriftht 19m International 8irvl?. PHOTOPLAYS TODAY Norma Talmadge in "The Hew Moon" Pathe Newt. Lloyd Comady. 14 irf li 1 1 1 1 M oomve , ., v 'y fSyJz r-v ? to think ivuz 1 rT -5 Atlantic City, June lO.A pro- posal that organized labor insist vpcfi public ownership of the rail roads of the country was submitted j-t. . . . i? . xp jne aeicgaies attending ine re " construction conventicki of the American Federation of Labor by Glen E. Plumb, counsel for the rail- road brotherhood. ' The speaker's statement that the ownership of the systems should be ' acmiired immediatelv was erertfA with prolonged applause. The cheering was renewed when Mr. Plumb said that the government outstanding securities, the railroads ; would be "removed from the dic - tatorship of Wall street." s Would Save Interest Costs. Government ownership of the Tail transportation systems, said the speaker, would mean an annual sav- ; .. : . & t ' tf a rr fjf iiiK in unci csi cosis iroui qtuu,mju,- 000 to $600,000,000 -annually and probably would permit a reduction of 10 per cent in current transporta tion rates. The plan as detailed by Mr. Plumb proposes the operation of the roads by a single corporation regulated by and accountable to tne government for all its acts and ex penditures. The so-called Plumb plan has al ready been presented to the execu tive council of the federation. The council, in its report now before the conference, recommends that the convention endorse government ownership of railroads. Wear Patriotic Buttons. Almost 100 resolutions were sub emitted today, but were not' made public owing to delay in having them - tabulated and printed. As an indi cation of the feeling of tl conven- tion " toward extremists and advo cates .of violence, virtually all the delegates are-wearing red. white and blue buttons in their lapels with the .motto: 'American citizen loyal to constitutional government.' f Harry Boland, a special envoy of the "Irish republic," arrived today to explain the aims of the Sinn " Feiners. As he was unable to ob tain passports he" made his.way to the United States as a stoker on a freighter. ' Negro Wanted for m "l a i ' Murder in Arkansas Arrested by Sheriff T-; A negro, wanted in Arkansas on a .-.muraer charge, is locked up m the county jail at Council Bluffs await ing the arrival of officers from Phil lips county, Ark., where the crime of which he is accused was committed. "... The man is known as Ben O'Shields, lias Joe Lee. He was arrested by "Sheriff Groneweg and his men. The crime alleged was the killinsr of a white man at Helena several vrars nfrn. Th nrvrrn Hpniort all r o o" w " - - - - knowledge of the crime and declares ; he has never been in Arkansas. He is So conffdent Jef establishing his innocence that h wilHngly signed a " waiver of his right to" require extra dition papers. , Sheriff Kitchen is said to be per sonally acquainted with the man wanted and will have no difficulty in identifying Lee if he is the righi .man. -Arrested for Refusing to. Stop at Toll Station Clarence .Gable, Joe ' McKinney and Harry Fornby were arrested last night on the Douglas street bridge when they attempted to speed by the toll statipn. According to State Agent Evans a'- Detective Joe Baughman, Gable was driving the car. When ordered . to stop at the toll station he speed ed up, they said, and they had to shpot away one of his rear tires be- fore he wonld stop. V Gable, who gave his address as 720 Washington avenue, Council Bluffs, was charged with .driving a car whrle. drunk and of ('running the toll bridge." Fornby and McKin ney were charged with drunkenness. Bqth said they live at the Grand : hotel, Council Bluffs. ' Asks to Be Locked Ud: , Sanity Will Be Tested - . . Nels J. Olson, 40 years old. bus j tied into Central station at 9 o'clock last night and asked to be put be- . iiiiiu in c uars. . "What for?" queried Sergeant , Smith. ( "Sh-h-h-h! Quiet now! My ene .. mies will not let me even sleep alone! They're following me now! . They've been following me for two years. Some day I'm going to dis- closeMhe whole thing, but I can't say anything about it now." "Sure we'll lock you up,"-acquiesced the desk sergeant. Olson was ; Ijooked for investigation. He will be examined todetermine whether , or not he is sane.. , J. E. Converse of Fairbury 5i Declared to Be Insane 'J E. Converse of Fairbury, Neb., has been declared insane by the in sanity commissioners of Council Bluffs, and he will be'turned over to the Omaha insanity board. Con ' "verse has been in custody here sev- i T- - I . t- t -eral days after he had created a dis turbance at the rooming house where he lives. 'He has been work : ing.as a railroad switchman part of the time, frequently quitting to be- come a waiter in a restaurant In- sanity developed quickly after he was locked up and -he begun to" abuse and threaten his fellow orisoners. Co!y Curtis.11! at Home of y " Daughter in Connecticut Col. S, S.Curtis, former Omahan and ovne-of valuable property in this city, is- critically ill at the sum mer home of his daughter. -Mrs. E. ' Dimon Bird," Greenwich, Conn, PLAN TO RETURN RAILROADS TO PREWAR BASIS Director General Hines Says Administration Policy In eludes More Economy in Carrying Out Operations. Walker D. Hines. director general of railroads, in a speech at the lunch eon at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, toldof the aims of the administration in the future. His speech, in part, follows: "I am deliehtedato have this od poftnnity here and feel it is highly significant to have such a large audi ence do me the honor of listening to me, in this temporary period, and also now the very short period re maining of federal control of the railroads. I am exceedingly anxi ous, as far as it lies in my power, t come in contact with the people of the country. iand to get them to thtnkine. as tar as l can ot tne poli cies which my associates and I are trying to carry out m the railroad administration, and to seek every practical opportunity to get the point of view of the people as to what is right and proper for the railroad ad ministration to do. The railroad ad ministration is trying to render an appropriate and economical service to the public. It has no function to perform with respect to a perma nent solution by congress of the railroad situation. And yet I feel, as I have had occasion to think a great deal about it, that it will not be improper to make some suggestions upon the subject. Outstanding Features of Policy. "I want to tell you that thewo outstanding features of my policy in carrying out the railroad adminis tration at this time are: First, to get as soon as possible back tothe con tingency of railroad service in the prewar period, and to give even a more steady service than was given up to that time. And in the second place, to accomplish a more reason able economy in carrying out rail road operations under the exceed ingly difficult conditions that have been created by the war. "There is one specific feature of railroad operation which I think is particularly important to this part of the country, and I want to say a few words about it, and that is, what the railroad administration has done and tries to do in order to control the movement of traffic, so as to avoid as far as possible the serious congestion such as has occurred in recent years. Give Best Service Possible. "Last year the government took advantage of the opportunity of hav ing a unified control of railroads and undertook to meet that situation by controlling the goading and movement of the traffic, and I be lieve the results accomplished were very gratifying to the country as a whole, although, no doubt, in'some individual cases the shipper may have felt that he was being deprived of the right to ship his traffic when he wished to do so., "I wish to say to you that the people in the railroad business are rendering the best possible service as far-as the people connected with the railroad service art concerned as can he. done under reasonable conditions. I will cheerfully wel come your confidence and sugges tions with respect to anything that can be done that is reasonably cal culated to improve that service or improve economies incident to it. I feel very happy and gratified to" have had such earnest attention from such a large audience as I have had .heretoday and wish to thank you heartily for the privilege of talking to ybu." Alleged Army Supplies Bids Scheme Laid Bare . Des Moines, June 10. Details of an alleged scheme whereby Arthur Koerner of Washington,. D. C at tempted to insure acceptance of his bids for purchase s of supplies at Camp Dodge were related by Lieut. H. R. Vanstrum at the trialrtoday of Koernjer, Alexander Gross of Denver, and Joseph Rhoade of Nor folk, Va., on charges of -conspiring to defrapd the government. - According to Vanstrum's testi mony," Koerner in submitting his bids left the amount blank. Van strum being offered nloney to fill in the spaces after first examining the other bids. Vanstrum said he reported the matter to the intelligence depart ment and was told to '"accept" the bribe in order to secure evidence against Koerner, which he did. The specific -charge againsl-Koer-ner involves the purchase of 30,500 army blankets. Sinn Feiners Elated. London, June 10. "Sinn Fein hopes, already elated by the United State senate's resolution, have been restfmulated," says the Daily Mail's Dublin correspondent, "by a state ment from the Frenan's Journal correspondent in Paris that Presi dent Wilson has intimated an in tention to receive Messrs. Walsh and Dupne. Sinn -Feiners believe this is due to the senate action.". "PHOTO TAY OFFERING S .FOR. TODAVv GEORGE BEBAN, noted screen actor, arrives in Omaha today to appear at the Rialto theater this week in connection with the kshowing of his newest picture 'Hearts of Men. Mr, Ueban will make a talk on better films each day at the theater and will also tell some of his experiences while en gaged in the making of - pictures. While in the city he will be enter tained ty various organizations, the first event being a dinner this eve ning at the Athletic club, where he will meet many of the film and newspaper men of the city. During hi stay here he will also make a visit at the Den. As refreshing as a cool breeze after a sultry spell, as vlfWizing as a new hope after a longdespair, comes George Btban, the noted fa vorite of stage and screen, in a clean, wholesome photoplay, after the series of hectic motion pictures which we have recently had, entit led "Hearts of Men," a picture that will appeal to the whole heart of hu manity, being presented by Hiram Abrams at the Rialto all the rest of this veek. "hearts of Men gets altogether away from the beaten path of the usual photoplay and has an added note cf interest in that the star is supported in the production by his 3-year-od son, Cieorge Beban, jr., who plays the most prominent part a youngster of his tender years has ever been allotted on the screen, and who contributes to the picture one of the, most lovable boy character izations rendered before the camera. "Josselyn's Wife." the photodrama starring Bessie -Barriscale, at the Sun today and the rest of this week, is a film dramatization of the story by Kathleen Norris, the novelist, whose fiction has attained universal popularity. The story contains all the ele ments that niake for a superior photoplay, and in adapting it for the s: reen the scenario writer and producer have succeeded in retain ing with remarkable and unusual fidelity the continuity and action which made the book one of the best sellers of the day. Miss Norris' stories contain that essential of dra matic material, sustained interest, which, combined with cumulative ef fect and strongly defined personali ties, make them ideal for screen pur poses. Amelita Galli-Curci is to appear in the Stage Women's War Relief series of films being released by Universal. Id, art Wnlivipe whn nlavs flip role of the villain in Norma Talmadge's latest picture, J. he JSlew Moon, in which she is presented at tne Ctrnnrl ffipatpr and Marc McDer- mott, who also has an important role, are both portrait artists oi considerable talent, when not en gaged in making pictures. Mr. Holmes is likewise a sculptor, and last year exhibited his "Bust cf President Wilson" at the. Inde- FOUR INJURED IN A COLLISION OF AUTOMOBILES Driver of Car Which Rammed Another Charged With Drunkenness and Reck less Driving; Mr- and Mrs. Ben Harrison, 3206 Harnev street, and Mrs. W. W. Wenstrand and baby of Stratton,' Neb., were severelv cut and bruised last night when the automobile in which thev were riding was rammed by an automobile driven by W. L. Tindell, 1537 North Nineteenth street, at Eighteenth and Cuming streets. Mrs. Harrison, who was the most seriously injured, was thrown out of the car and suffered deep abra sions on the head and face and bruises op her body. Mrs. Wenstrand and Jean, ner 1-vear-old child, were severely cut and bruised. Harrison escaped with Tindell was arrested and charged 11U1 IB. J with drunkenness and reckless driving- ; ... All the miured were taken to Swedish Mission hospital and later removed to the Harrison home. HarristoH is vice-president of the Standard Chemical Manufacturing company. Mrs. Wenstrand is a guest of the Harrisons. Omaha Hebrew Club Elects Officers for Ensuing Year Aooroximatelv 500 members par ticipated in the election of Omaha Hebrew club officers 'for the ensu ing year Sunday afternoon. Tne following were elected:' J. J. Friedman, president; Julius Waxenberg, vice president; Sol Rosenberg, secretary, jsind Sol No vitzky, treasurer. N. S. Yaffe, Abra ham Richards and J. Shukert were chosen trustees. Bee Want Ads pay big profits to the people who read. them.. I On the Screen Today KIAI.TO GEORGE BEBAN 1 n . v "HEARTS OF MEN." Sl'N BESSIE BARRISCALE 1 n "JOSSELYN'S WIFE." STRAND NORMA TALMADGE in "THE NEW MOON." Ml'HE CONSTANCE TALMADGE In "THK OIRL OP TiE TIMBER CLAIMS." BBANDEIS LYMAN H. HOWE in "TRAVEL FESTIVAL." BQYI BLANCHE SWEET In "THE UNPARDONABLE SIN." EMPRESS HALE HAMILTON In "FULL OF PEP." LOTHROP 24th and Lothrop--WIL- LIAM FARNUM in "LES MISERA- SIBIRBAN 24th and Ames WIL LIAM RUSSELL in "BRASS BUT TONS." GRAND 16th and Blnney BESSIE BARRISCALE in "TWO GUN BET TY." RUTH ROLAND in "THE" TIGER'S TRJflL," No. 7. HAMILTON 5th and Hamilton FRITZI BRUNETTE In "THE VEL VET HAND." RUTH ROLAND in "THE TIGER'S TRAIL." No. 6. ORPHEUM South Side 24th and M HALE HAMILTON in "AFTER HIS OWN HEART." RUTH RO LAND In "THE TIGER'S TRAIL," No. 7. COMFORT 24th and Vinton GLA DYS LESLIE In "FORTUNE'S CHILD." JERRY COMEDY. APOLLO 29th and Leavenworth CHARLES RAY In "THE GIRL DODGER." pendent Exhibition in New York. He h-is also the distinction of hav ing made the models for the eagles over the door of the Chicago post- office, and has recently hnished a portrait in oils of Miss Talmadge. Mr. McDermott works in black and white rather than oil, and is more interested in landscapes and marine scenes than he is in por traits, but not to be outdone by Mr. Holmes, Mr. McDermott made a series of impressionistic India ink sketches of Norma Talmadge in her Russian story, The New Moon. A story of early days in the big tree country of the far west is un folded in "The Girl of the Timber- ciaims," at the Muse today and Thursday.. Constance Talmadge has the part of a girl homesteader who refuses to be robbed of her land by a gang of claim jumpers, who are aided in their nefarious operations by crooked politicians As a result of her taking a firm stand at the head of the settlers' a pitched battle with the "timber cruisers" follows, ending in the vic tory of the settlers. y Joe Weber, salesman out of the Omaha office of the Universal Filri company, returned with the 89th and will be at work again with his company at once. ' Lyman H. Howe's new Travel Festival will be shown at the Bran deis theater for the last two times today. It is an education and enter tainment, including an excursion through Yellowstone park, a ride in a maneuvering warplane over the city of Washington, the capture of monster sea-elephants in the South Seas, a picturesque journey through Japan, glimpses of Italian ski sol diers in action in the Alps, a hunting and fishing trip in the Canadian wilds. Daylight Saving Measure Attacked Labor Congress in Atlantic City, N. J., June 10. A resolution protesting against repeal by congress of the daylight saving law was defeated at today's session of the annual conference of the American Federation of Labor. ' The resolution was voted down after a spirited fight had been launcned against it by delegates, es pecially from Ohio and the south west. Advocates of the resolution asserted the law had operated to the benefit of working men gen erally. Many delegates opposing the measure said it had been used by employers to cut down expenses and as a means of requiring their men to work overtime. T. W. McCullough of Omaha, delegate of the Typo graphical union, , said the law worked especial hardships on agri culture. He made it clear, however, he held no special brief for farmers, saying amid applause: "God knows the farmer needs no help. He is, the one man at this time who has the world by the tail and pulling down hill." The vote on the daylight savings resolution was 10 against and 154 for its adoption. AMUSEMENTS. LAST TIMES TODAY Hale -Hamilton "FULL OF PEP" MERIAN'S DOCS MR. AND MRS. GORDON WlLDE KELLY DAVIS DAVEY JAMISON FATnTARBUCKLE COMEDY OUTING CHESTER FEATURE PATHE WEEKLY it BELLEVUE MAY , BE LEASED BY FLORIDA FIRM Trustees to Accept Offer if Terms Can Be Arranged; the Only Way to Avoid Failure. At a meeting of the trustees of Bellevue college held yesterday afternoon, it was decided to accept the offer of the Caddigan Hill cor poration of Miami, Fla., to lease the grounds and buildings of the college, provided satisfactory terms can be reached. In case the lease is made, the college will be con tinued as a military academy, to be run under the supervision of the present board of trustees. Some opposition was raised during the meeting, but the final vote of the trustees stood 12 to four in favor of the proposition. The trustees wish the public tc understand that in case the lease fs made, the school will be conductvd in such a manner as to promote a liberal evangelical Christian educa tion to all students. In speaking of the offer after the meeting, one of the trustees said-. "After careful consideration, the trustees have decided that this is the only course by which financial failure can be avoided, and the property continued to be used for educational purposes. The college has never received the financial sup port which it should have received from the Presbyterians of Ne braska." At an election of officers held in connection with the meeting, Henry T. Clarke was elected president, E. H. Jenks and C. F. McGrew vice presidents, Henry E. Maxwell secre tary, and R. M. Crossman treasurer. Iowa City Man Tells Funeral Directors of the Latest Discoveries .Prof. W. P. Hohenschuh, Iowa City, la., one of the country's fore most authorities on anatomy, em balming and disinfection, addressed the 300 members of tire Nebraska Funeial .Directors' association, in session at the Swedish Auditorium yesterday afternoon. Professor Hohenschuh discussed the latest discoveries ill embalming, emphasizing the importance of the use of proper and thorough disin fectants in this work. , In the absence of Mayor Smith, City Attorney'Weaver delivered the address of welcome to the funeral directors. Headquarters of the convention are located in the Hotel Loyal, though all meetings will be held in the Swedish auditorium. Thee onvention will be in session in this city for three days. . During this time new members will be in itiated, officers for the coming year chosen and the year's business of the association transacted. Dele eater to the national convention will also be chosen and the place for next year s meet decided upon. , Council Bluffs Woman Dies at Age of 80 Years Miss Marie Elizabeth Baker of Council Bluffs, aged 80 years, died yesterday at the home of her niece. Mrs. Z. 1. Jones, SJU Avenue C Death was due to old age, following an acute, illness of six weeks. Miss Baker had been a resident here for many years. She is survived only by nieces and nephews. AMUSEMENTS. ASK ANYONE EVERYBODY GOES LAKEVIEW PARK THE JOY SPOT OF OMAHA TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT DANCING AL WRIGHTS JAZZ BAND CANDY CARNIVAL at th ROLLER RINK TONIGHT t Dancing Every Night ' Rides Thrills Children Free at All Times Adults, Admission 10c. War Tax Is. Thursday, -Juna 12 LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT CO. PICNIC. PHOTOPLAYS I HTLIO f D' 24th and Lothrop Today and Thurtday WILLIAM FARNUM in "LES MiSERABLES." VTthe home or picnics fl AT TH THEATERS If you were a girl of marrying age and inclination, would you marry Charlie Chaplin, the noted screen comedian? Maybe you have seen Charlie m some of, his 'stunts' and have said to yourself, "If I had a lover or husband like that I'd " Well the girl who really did mar ry Charlie Chaplin said that very thing when she used to see his pic tures. .She is Mildred Harris on the screen and will return to the Bran deis as the star in "When A Girl Loves," the six-reel production, which will be shown tomorrow and Friday. The sale of seats for the engage ment of Cohan & Harris' dazzling musical comedy success at the Bran deis June 15th to 18th, is now open. Otto Harbach and James Mont gomery wrote the book and lyrics and that well known composer, Louis A. Hirsch, supplied the music. T'.e cast is a large and powerful one and the chorus is a youthful and beautiful one. Tne fifty dog actors at the Em press take part in a funny panto mime in three parts. The first scene is a village restaurant where the of ficers lounge at ease. The second scene is the call to arms and the third, the camp at Poodleville where militarism reigns supreme. Mr. Merian, producer of the act, has woven a love interest in this setting in which there is a funny flirtation sce..e.. Major Rupert Hughes, who wrote "The Unpardonable Sin," did not see the photoplay version of the Story until some weeks after it had been completed. When he and Mrs. Hughes were finally afforded the oppportunity of witnessing the big picture, Mr. Hughes did what few authors of his caliber ever do in the case of a photoplay version he crav it an ahn1nti1v rlpan hill nf neaitn, saying inai it nnea mm witu pride to have such a wonderful screen production based upon a story of his. "The Unpardonable Sin," is the attraction for the Boyd theater this week.- Thieves Steal Five Cars In Night; Three Taken From Garages Automobile thieves stole five automobiles Monday night. M. Cosgave, 2030 Lake street re ported to police that his touring car was stolen from his garage. J. C. Sanders, 613 North Fourty- second street, left his car standing at Seventeenth and Douglas streets. When he returned a few minutes later he says it was gone. Mrs. Walter Bennett, 276 North Twenty-third street, found that her garage had been broken open and her car stolen. E. R. Carter, a grain broker in the Keeline building, was visiting at 2H2 Ohio street. He left his car standing in front of the residence. When he came out it was gone. One night he tele phoned that he had to remain at hie itadio all night The tame nurht A,. step-mother't motor orote down i atonal and thm unable to get home The next morning .they found the young husband and hit step. mother An hit studio and the was in negligee JioMler rteojnmenda&an Ihnn la say tit from Ihe iaojr hy Kalhken Norris AtJ o PHOTOPLAYS. j eaaaeaaaaaMBaaajeaaaaaaaaaaa fS n.r s i r k CANADIAN LINES MAY BE TIED UP BY BIG STRIKE 35,000 Shopmen to Go Out Unless Their Demands Are Met. Montreal, June 10. An ultimatum that unless the railway war board accedes to the demands of the rail way shopmen of number 4 division, railway shopmen of America, Ly 10 a. m. next 'Tuesday, all the railway shopmen of Canada will walk out on strike, was issued to the railway war board Tuesday by delegates of the union here. The ultimatum will be discussed by members of the board and offi cials of the union Wednesday. Thirty-five thousand men will be af fected in event of strike and every railway in Canada would be tied ur. PHOTOPLAYS. TnnAV M.t. 1 MUt I a and Eva. LAST TWO TIMES YMNLH0WE)S NEW TRAVEL rCSTIVAL. ELLOWSTONE NATIONAL i PARK. CAPTURING MONSTER, SEA ELEPHANTS rWASMNGTON MANY. OTHERS Daily Mats. 25, 35c. Nifhta 25, 35, 50c THURSDAY MRS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN. A.H. Presents He will appear at the Rialto twice daily, in conjunction with the showing of, his great photodrama "HEARTS II MY 6 in Person I BW Mi J J Jl Wi I BlAllillMf(S(fATir in a I I I I n m 1 III I f I I I m 111 -'l 111111 Mil II I II ' . 1 III! I If Irn II M' til' i i m i f in m jn i,, nil ii v 'ii Nii mi.-'iiii ii W I T E Mm TODAY AND ALL WEEK THE UNPARDONABLE - SIN Rupert Hugha' Greatest Novel. 5 SHOWS DAILY 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 PRICES: Mats. 25c and 35c. Evnga. 25c and 50c. A Few Seats Reserved for 7:15 Show. Saturday and Sunday Matinee Prices Sama as Nights. 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