THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20. 1919.
URGE PAY BOOST
TO BETTER CITY'S
MAIL SERVICE
Committee Finds U. S. Errv
ployes Are "Unable to Ex
ist" On Salaries They
Receive Now.
To tie execucive comrnittee of the
Chamber of Commerce, the special
committee appointed to investigate
the cause of the poor mail service
given Omibi has submitted its re
port, together with recommenda
tions. The executive committee hasar'
proved the report and will forward
it to the postmaster general re
questing early action.
The special committee finds that
the principal cause for the constant
ly inefficient mail -sen-ice is largely
due to the fact that employes in
the local office are underpaid." With
tins finding goes a recommendation
that the salaries of clerks and car
riers be increased net less than 33
1-3 per cent.
The finding of the special com
mittee shows a majority cf the
clerks in the office are" paid less
than $90 a month and that due to
the high cost of living, they are
unable to exist on the wages re
ceived. On account of the low wages, a
large number of the older employes
have quit the employ of the gov
ernment and found other positions.
As a result, it has been necessary
to put fubstitutes in their places and
they in turn have quit as rapidly
as they found ether employment.
The special committee finds that
at the Council Bluffs transfer, where
a vast quantity of the mail is han
dled, truckers who handle mail from
the cars to the transfer points are
paid $125 a month, while clerks who
require months of experience in ord
er to become efficient in the han
dling and rout;.g of mail receive
but $90 a month.
Quit Jobs Rapidly.
Relative to the city carriers, the
committee finds that among the
younger men, they are quitting their
jobs as rapidly as fhey find others
This is especially true with the car
riers who went to war. Upon their
return their old positions were open
io them. Few went back to work
md those who did have quit when
ever they have found something that
paid better.
The committee recommends- the
inauguration of a;r mail sen-ice be
ween Omaha and Chicago at once,
instead of waiting: until next May.
It is suggested that the government
has a large supply of airplanes and
that in-order to keep pace with the
trend of progress the Omaha-Chicago
extfnt-on is a necessity.
To expedite the movement of
mail to the east, business men are
urged to have their letter mail de-
Divorce
Courts
Alimony and the custody of her
two children is asked in a petition
for divorce filed in district court by
Sarah Miller against James Miller.
Xonsupport and desertion are
charged. Thev were married at
Scnbball Kan.. October 17. 1896.
Japan's Seizure of ShantungSECOND CHARGE
Will Bring War. Within Ten
Years, Says Far East Expert
N'onsupport is the charge brought
by Nellie P. Everson against Theo
dore J. Everson in a divorce suit tiled
in district court, i hey were married
on November 28, 1916, in Des
Moines, la.
John J. Coufal says Etta Coufal
was cruel to him in a divorce suit
filed in district court. They were
married on March 1, 1929. in Omaha.
Rhuey Hass charges John A. Hass
with crueltvn a petition for divorce
filed in district court. They were
married in Council Bluffs. Ia., on De
cember 2, 1908.
Ira S. Helvev filed suit for divorce
against Daisey Helvey in district
court on the grounds of cruelty.
Thev were married in Polk. Neb., on
April 29. 1908.
June Schaubk was granted a di
vorce from Walter B. SchauWe by
Judge Troup in district court on the
grounds of nocsupport.
George Bailev says G-ace Bailey
was cruel and on ore occasion ce-
serted him, in a petition for civorce
filed in district court. They were
married on March 15. 1902, at Fen
ton, I a.
Isabel B. Nordcuist says Nels M.
Nordquist insisted on living with her
parents and refused to provide her
with a home of her own. in a petition
for divorce filed 'in district court.
They were married in Fremont.
Neb., on August 10, 191 S.
!
Oliver B. Holmes says Jaiet
Holmes was cruel to him. He kas
filed suit tor divorce ir. i-.str
court. Thev were married in Or
ha on April 8. 191".
OF KIND AGAINST
POLICE OFFICER
command of the JOth infantry sta
j tioned at Fort Crook. He is well
i known in Omaha, having previously
! served here with the 10th and 30th
! infantry regiments.
YV Lowe of this city. His only sot
Ben, jr, was born at Fort Crook.
Colonel Wade returned from over
seas July 3 after spending 14 month
in France. He expects his family t.
Thomas F Milla.nl Rrvffc ?af Mos That PrnnnsAfl TacniP
of Nations Would be of Any Use Toward Prevent- 0; P. Peterson Accused by
inr c,,,., - r-n;M n-i;-,.M twior rv i Woman of 'Protection,
and Italy Would Back Japan.
Colonel Wade Here
to Take Command of
F IT) . miantry regiments. in trance, rie expects nis
Oa LXOOK Kegimentj While stationed here about 16 ; arrre about September 1.
1 L. 1. J l !
i Tci gu lie s uiiru iu
Col. Ben Wade has arrived to take ! Blanche Lowe, daughter of Gen. W I Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
fi Berg Suits Me mmmMmmmmmmamiimmmimmmm
Resigned From Depart
ment In August, 1916.
By JAMES R. NOURSE. I diplomatic relations with Germany.
ratrcnal errW Staff Crnpsa4at. ( Japan tefused to permit it to do so
v ashmgton. Auc 19 lansn't until after it had obtained the secret !
Policeman O. P. Peterson, one of
the officers asrainst -whom Elsie
seizure of Shantung and its further ' treatlfS "ith England, France and Mayhew has uttered charges of re-
L, . .... i Italy to recognize its claims to . - .
upon inma will bring ; shantnne. laoan'i reason for this
ceiving protection money, resigned m
aggressions
war in the east within 10 years, de-bras that if 'China had "entered the ! froln the Police department August
d, a Far I war it would have had a place I 16, 1916, w hen similar charges were
r.ttled to a place at the peace
s.' After Japan got the secret
cured Thomas F. Millard,
tastern expert, in testimony riven ; amonz the allies and would
Deiore tne senate foreign relations , been en
committee. powers.
TT . - , , .
j. uc ir win come, tne witness conference as one ot tne domicatnj
said, over Japan's refusal to abide ! treaties it u'sred China to -follow
by its agreement to return Shan-j the United States into the war."
rung, and the United States will be : China refused to be guided by Japan
drawn into it for the protection of 1 and placed its cause in the hands of
American interests in China.
Millard scoffed at the idea that
the proposed league of nations
would be of any use toward prevent
ing such a war. He said that jf the
case was carritd to the iea,-ue. Eng
land, France and Italy, because of
their secret treaties with Japan,
would refuse to allow the leasrue to
interfere with Japan's purposes.
Mr. Millard's Statement.
"The situation in the Far East is
now such that if we don't have war
within the next 10 years the ice will
be so blarced thin that we will have
place i Jo, jyio, wnen similar cnarges
have , reported aeainst him to A. C. Kneel.
former police commissioner.
Detective Lorns Stoley is the oth
er orticer accused by the Mayhew
woman.
On the former occasion Mr.Kugre!
called Peterson into his office and
asked him for an explanation of his
version of the case, whereupon Fet-
with
i tne Lnited Mates and the allied
governments permitted the United
Mates to request China to enter the ' erson became angry and
: war on the side of the allies despite ' wrote out his resignation.
the fact that neither China nor the '
I luted States knew of the existence I
ot tne secret treaties that had be
made with Japan.
As soon as lapari entered
Reinstated Last January.
Ftitrson war reinstated to the de
partment list January, following
m'htarv sen-ice. H: resignation was
e war
e
trouble
fiKi
tr.ir.g over it without
pi :i. ;ui as uic ice vvas uei
hich European diplomats skated
for years war so thin that it finally
broke and the war with Germany
became irevitable."
Questioned by Senator McCum
her of North Dakota, as to whether
Four Railroads Battle
For Shoes Detectives
Found on Two Negroes
d to war between
United Stales. Mi!-
.cether
, he really believ ed the Shar.tunp mat-
te r would
i lapan and
hard replied :
"I hat depends a.'ocether upon
I the character and mentality of the
I man who happens to be president of
;the United States at the time the
j question arises."
1 Says U. S. Would Fight.
I "But do vou think ire American
people will be willing te go to war
A problem in shoe leather, rail-' -n such a proposition?" persisted
road responsibility and rightful own- ; Senator M -Cumber,
ership confronts the police. "If you put it to them row the
Citv detectives yesterday ar- I American people proha&.y wouic a:
i "egari tne occupation oi chine
territory upon the ground that it
was a military necessity. China's
protests were of ::o avail.
"Blackmailed" Other Nations.
Millard flatly charged that Japan
'blackmailed" the curopean' na
tions into signing the agreement to
permit it to grab Chinese ter-to.-v
He said:
"These secret agreements ne-:
negotiated by Japan ::i the spring c:
1917. That was the most precar
ious period of the war for the allies
Japan made use of this c.rcurr.starKr
to blackmail the allies, into agreeing
to these secret agreements upon the
threat of siding with Germany :;
they were not granted."
The betrayal of China by the
peace conference was cescriiec kv
Miliard :n emphatic manner He
said that Japan desired China to : u
itseli under Japan's protecting w : g
Put Cr.ma retustd and
help of the United State
China asked permission
re se-tatives p'eser.t he
the peace conference it
ordered upon
?f Mr. Kugel,
t r.t rec-ommeucati c : : s
H. W. Dunn, former
chief of police.
former head of
nient. ail o: wh
rested S
am
New ton and Robert - no. We don't want to go to war an 1 M
sougnt rh
s. B?:t w hen
': have rep
r claims to
wa- ecrr
the -efiisal
Hart, two negroes from Alexandria.
Ia., who were found carrying a suit
case filled with women's high-grade
shoes.
They told the detectives they had
two boxes of them concealed m the
weeds in the railroad yards.
Shortly after the arrest, four rail
road defectives, each representing a
different system, appeared at the
police station.
Each was armed with documents
proving ownership of the shoes. ; sor
Police solved the problem t.m-.itii
porarily by locking the shoes in the ' Arr
jail cage. j it i
I think we'll be very
anvthir.e to prove ke w
to do
ever the
oonsh
.r. But when-
i.-sue arises we will rignt. it
j doesn't make any difterer.ct whether
lit is at the North Pole or in China
I We will fight for rur national sov
ereignty and for the protection of
1 American rights.
"You
ave sat
iere and have seen
this Japanese :'n
iust as the Ger
Europe
some t
posited m the postomce not later
than A n'rlork each afternoon. Thus
o-citrrVeTchS 'A': Boy Kidnaped Second
t-srlv the following morning. Other
wise it would not leave Omaha un
ta after 9 o'clock at night and would
not reach Chicago until nearly noon
the next day. Postmaster Farming
rrported that an average of "SCOOU
pieces of mail destined for the east
come to the pot office daily after 4
o'clock. It is impossible to get this
out by 5 o'clock.
Motor Trucks Urged.
The discontinuance of the street
cars for the gathering of mail from
(Murba stations and street letter
boxes is urced. and it is recom-
jrended that as soon as possible,
motor trucks be used for tit is pur
pose. More than rVI of the largest cities
of the L'nited States have been car
rying on an investigation of mail
ronditions. Their reports, together
with that from the Chamber of
Commerce will be presented to the
postmaster general. It is under
stood that all of them have found
ronditionj similar to those existing
here and that similar recommenda-
tionstave been made, barring the'
-ecorcmendation relative to air mail
service.'
Time in
.1 r . r
tne rast lear,
Father Tells Police
-In
many.
mocrac
Roger Wolcott,
street reported to
his son. Oliver, 30
kidnaped Suncav ni
tn-.s i
taken
ld2! Emmet
the police that
vears old. was
:ht. Police say
tne second tnr.e he has Peen
in the past vear. Last Janu-.
bv two
ur
id held two weeks.
arv he was taken a v. av
identified rr.t
He was finally iound near home ap
parently doped.
Playrcaes of the missing boy say
they saw him walking away Sunday
with a man whom they thought to
be his father and paid no attention
to the incident. Ke w-as not missed
until Monday. Four detectives con
ducted an unsuccessful search for
the bey last night.
-g creeping on you
tin thing crept on
u will have to meet it
time. Vou can't evade it. and
mii'g to yc-u in a form, that the
can people will tight tor. even
China or somewhere else.
China Bit Democracy.
Japan you have another Ger
;n China you have a big dt-
v. Are we going to i.ve an
other Germany get the hegemony in
far eastern affair? Sooner or later
we'll have to step in and -top it."
M'illard told tne comm-tte there
was but cne way further aggressions
leading to war might be stopped by
the United states and that w-as by
the senate mse-ting a provision in
the pro; :sed Anglo-French-America:!
treat es to the effect that Eng
land and France w ouid support the
United S:a-es in the event of trouble
in the ta-t. He said:
"I don't know what you are go
ing to do with this treaty witn
France, 'ut 1 do knew that you
ought to get it d:wrf:n black and
v hue that under certain circum-,-tan:es
England and France will
stand bv us. We went into the war
Lansing who
arc said .
Protest American Lawyers
"Secretary Lansing objected :c
Chinese government err.pk.x ir.g
American lawyers to look ;
China's interests at the pta.ee
terence. Ke . informed the Ch
that the American govern:
would regard it as em' arrassin?
inexpedient for arv American;
ass
China. N:
on.y
o hire
"K-a
compiv and reuise
icans, but certain questions hich
were vital to China's interests were
at Mr. Lansing's request not raised
"The first knowledge China ha'
of the existence of the secret agree
ments was when they were sprung
on the peace cor.tVrence by the Jap
anese delegates, japan had not only
(tried to keep China from joining
tne a, .its. coping tr.erepy to msnf
China's betrayal easier by rtinsirg
it a voice in the peace conference,
hut Japan threatened to quit the
cccoerence at Versaii'e s if the secr-t
engagements with Great Butam.
France and Italy were una'de to
otect Chine-:
do anything to
rights was because thev had a!:
signed away those rig'-t
by these secret treaties
eac
la; an
No Knowledge of Agreements.
"And et the United States was
lowed by the allies to persuade
hira to enter the war on their sice
rave ai
;!
Harts Both I nK
Now that the people cf New
Tork city are to ret a share of the
army" rurplua food at cost, the
profiteer will probaMy be found
masquerading as a consumer. New
York World,
Pickpockets Steal Costly
Watch During Exhibition
G. W. Donaldson, 107 South Fifty
second street, reported to the po
rice that his pocket was picked
v. hile watching an exhibition of the
United States army ordnance tram
at Nineteenth and Howard streets.
: A Swiss watch, set with diamonds
! and engraved w-ith a Masonic em
' blerrs, was taken. He valued the
: watch at $300.
blind a-
knew nothing of these
treaties which the allied powers had
made with Japan. It is now time
to have a written understanding
cur substance and
secret i tect
the
out
: se
to w hat they j one at
when the United States as
Chtr.anad absolutely no kn
ot' these secret agreement
dent Wilson seemed to ieai
Japan's action would
peace conference if it
ts threat to withdraw,
president, by the way
get into trouole ,
its pres: nt posi- J
on ruin
ng thi
powers
vi ii! do tor us -f w e
Ir you leave it m
tier. Japan will go
trmg up.
TeLs Startling Story.
Millard brought out the histor
ct the Shantung settlement in a
rather startling fashion The story
2.s related by him was as follows:
"When China desired to break orf
relieve
the
la-
conterence
an's thre
weu as
w ledce
Prcii-
the ef
-ave on
carried
md the
was the only
who did not
: was pure
Millard told of conversations with
Lntish and French officials in Paris
who ridiculed the policy oi the
United States with regard to Far
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Our OnTOS are handy, too tier are not
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He said they de
the United States
'shifting and sham-
situation in the
would be ditterent. In an
to a direct question as to
Eastern affairs,
dared that if
would quit its
blmz policv" the
Last
swer
would ever give
to China. Millard
whether Japan
Shantung back
said:
"Not unless it is compelled to. and
I believe it will so maneuver iU
diplomacy as to neutralize the op
position which other nations might
interpose."
When the committee adjourned.
Senator Lodge announced that they
would assemble at the White House
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for
the conference with the president.
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We Invite Ton to Sank Here.
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Treat 'Em Rough and
Gin Keep 'Em,' Says'
Sergeant, In Court
Filial affection struggled with love
for a husband in police court yester
day, and Mrs. Luella Weaver, 13-vear-old
girl wife of Louis Weaver.
Hutchinson, Kan., decided in favor
of her spouse. Weaver was ar
raigned on a charge - beating his ,
w-fe. preferred by the girl's father. :
W. B. Johnson. 2215 Howard street.
"She loves mewhen she's away
from him. Johnson told the court. ;
"She promised to testify against him
this morning. ;
-When she sees him, though, she s
charmed again." ... ,
"Do yon want to testiry: she was .
asked. .
Her answer was tears and a sob. ;
"Discharged T said the judge. '
"Treat 'em rough," said the court ;
d thevll like you." as i
the couple walked' from the court j
i vtxu, m.i a" ;
Tire Threatens Plant I
A serious fire in the packing j
houie district was narrowly averted j
Mondav when a one-story shed at 1
Ardour & Co.'s caught fire and
ignited a pile of wood. The plant's
hose company and city fire fighters j
extinguished the blize. j
and tee Maloney.
he i: tectivc cepart
:im wrote letters m
jwh:ch they expressed the belief that
1 Peterson was innocent of the
against him m 191o
r.- c-n file in Chief of
n's office.
the V.a hew charges,
riay sand: "It is all
at- e-up. the -arr.e as
"QIC."
-Big
Reductions
End of Season
Closing Sale
MEN'S FURNISHINGS
Men' Madras Shirts
Soft cuff styles all sizes.
$2.00 qualities, now S1.45
$2.50 and $3.00 qualities, now S1.95
Men's Summer Caps
Fancy wool and silk. $1.00. $1.50 and $2.00
Caps 50C
tarce
1 These letters a
Pcrtice Eberstei
I Referring to
Peterson --este
l'unk: it is a fr
the charges in
Chief Still
Ch:f Ebe's'ei
the evidence he
s-"-n is he -U :
hat she sl'pped
i---cket wh'it he
The chief added t
est. gating ti'e ma
he: Fft;-son
1 la't January, he
, request : : se-. t ra.
!was re --("d 'r:rn
is now walkir.e a
s
s
s
r
Investigating.
- stated 'hat all of
has against Peter
of s Mayhew
a 52 into his
was walking away.
at he is still in
t.r. a re'nstated
was detailed as
r.. but on t'-e
-. men. he
Stiff Cuff
Percale and Madras Shirts. "2
sizes," 14 and IV only. $1.50
quality 75
Men's Hosiery
Broken lines of Men's Hose, "plain colors
and fancy." 35c and 40c qualities, 25
5 pair for SI
met .:'.
tgir.e the
f the r.t
Tnnssione
ara
Mayh
v ccur
'- Ring
cc nsiuernig
charges be
as -oon as
returns from
Girl Church Robber :
' May Be Allowed to
Go Home to Familvi
r
Neckwear Sale
All broken lines, 50c and 75c ties.
25c, 5 for SI. 00
V : J
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Collars
Broken lines of laundered arid soft
collars, half price. 2 for. . . -25C
V. J
r
Neckwear Sale
All broken lines $1 ties now 35c
3 for SI
r
Athletic Underwear
Nainsook. Pajama check and nar
row stripe madras, $1.50 qual
ities, all sizes 95
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g-ld
iitne
et Gilb'
Ch-ca;
fgec
' -r.
d allc'-wed '
rrtste
var
goods found
Ycsterdav
fatit it
City te
etnrn !
Police
c'a.man
y sne
her fa:
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- e s-j
-e been
for the
nave i
:c church I "
s t : y v e s -
he released
go to her ' ;
two w eek-
and the church ;
- r-- -'.
received a tele-
niiy in Xtw York -:
he is welcome t'
may he pardoned ;:
unable to ftr.-i
Bathing Suits
$1.00 Suits.
$1.50 Suits.
$2.00 Suits.
4 DC
95c
S1.45
J
Blue Chambray Shirts
Work and outing styles, sizes up to 16,
Hght blue, dark blue, gray; Jack Rabbit
brand. $1.50 qualities 75C
J
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fi
nances ar
ne i
- -k- t
30-dav
: ster :
oert girl, a
ccyneuct ore
at' yef,terce
vas-an cv.
New I
Manhattan Shirt Sale
$10.00 Shirts S7.65
$5.00 Shirts S4.15
$4.00 and $4.50 Shirts $3.25
$3.50 Shirts S.o
$3.00 Shirts S2.35
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Men's Leather
BelU
Black, tan and gray, $1 belts. .50f
rece'vec
frcrr. Judge
ncv
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British Fleet Wreaks
Havoc on Bolshevik i
Vkz yj Tne F-ntis'i
iitirme-- t."dav the s-rk-
-'T'-i" rr .1-
'e c-mse- Fetropai lovsk
the latt!fhtp Ardrea Perv--va-ird
a hol'hevik c' s-r er hy Brt!
sh -aval forces d-jrinr an eneag'--ment
in the C-'ilf ot Finland. A
RtiS'inn criiis"r prohaWy was seri
ocsly damaged also, it was announced.
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Macaroni and Spaghetti
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Union Outfitting Co.
Serving Good, Old
Fashioned Sunkist
Lemonade Free
Prices on Good Furniture
Are Less During August
Furniture Sale.
Genuine Reductions Have
Been Made on Furni
ture for Every Room
in the Home.
in spite of the fact that manu
facturers of fcrnirare say that
prices cannot come down, the
Union Outfitting Company has
broug-ht them down during their
great August Furniture Saie.
And the reductions are made
upon trustworthy, dependable,
guaranteed furniture you will be
proud to hare in your home.
vThether it is a single piece or a
complete suite you need, the sub
itantial savings make it worth an
ticipating future needs.
August is also the month of the
Children's Festival and the firm
is serving Ice Cold Lemonade
FREE of charge to everyone who
comes into the store. NO pur
chase is necessary.
The Lemonade is particularly
delicious and refreshing, as it is
made from SurJcist Lemons, the
best and most economical lemons
you can buy, as they are promp.
tnin Manned and juicy.
At the Union Outfitting Com
pany, located just oat of the
High Rent District, no transac
tion is ever considered completed
until the customer is satisfied.
Higher Telephone Rates
Throughout the Country
The telephone industry has been affected by
the same conditions which caused higher prices
in every other business.
The increased expenses the telephone com
panies have had to meet has necessitated an
advance in telephone rates throughout the
country.
The cost of furnishing telephone service
depends on the cost of producing it. The tele
phone companies everywhere are paying em
ployees higher wages and paying more for
materials 'than formerly.
Prices are on a permanently higher level
and we must of necessity adjust our business to
meet this new condition.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY