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THF BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919.
ITINERARY FOR
WILSON'S TRIP
NOT COMPLETED
Positive Announcement Made
by Tumulty That President.
Will Leave Within Tfo
Weeks.
Washington. Aug. 27. President
VViMon will begin his trip to the Pa
cific cpast just as toon as details
. can be arranged, probably within 10
days or two weeks.
Secretary Tumulty made this def
inite announcement today, adding
that the president felt he should
nuke the trip. It is regarded as
likely that the president will rea.h
the Pacific coast in time to review
the Pacific fleet at San Francisco
September 15. '
Will Announce Itinerary Soon.
Secretary Tumulty said the tour
would accupy about 25 days "if the
president can stand it," and the itin
erary is texpected to be completed
within 24 hours.
The president was represented as
regarding it more pressing than ever
that he should make the trip and it
was explained that he would neces
sarily wait for the peace treaty to
be reported to the senate by the for
eign relations committee.
May Visit Pershing at Home.
' While the president wishes to
start on his tour very soon, there
are various elements that must be
considered, including the necessary
arrangements for his reception in
the cities to be visited and his de
sire to greet General Pershing when
he arrives, in New York next week.
Secretary Tumulty said the presi
dent felt that the speech-making
tour was 'of greater importance, and
that possibly he would, greet Gen
eral Pershing somewhere in the
west, probably at St. Louis, as the
general plans to go to his old home
in Missouri soon after returning
from overseas.
While the itinerary still is incom
plete, it was regarded today as al
most certain that the president
would speak at Sioux City, la.;
Minneapolis or St. Paul, Minn., and
Bismarck, N. D.
Invited to Omaha.
A second invitation will be ex
tended to President Wilson to visit
Omaha during his proposed trip to
the coast. The communication re-
questing the chief executive's pres
ence here will be framed by the ex
evutive committee of the Chamber
' of Commerce, which meets today.
W. A. Ellis, assistant commis
sioner of the Chamber of Commerce,
was informed two weeks ago' by the
president's secretary that the itin
erary of the trip had not been fixed
Negro Bandits Kill
. Grocery Store Owner
(Geatlnaed from Pace One.) -
' ' tbfs daughter's feet in front of the
store. They then fled north on
'Twenty-sixth street.
Neighbors carried Shapiro into his
store, where he died a few minutes
t later, just before medical aid ar
' rived from the polce station. -
Pauline Shapiro told the police
she thought one of the trio was one
of the Key boys.
Special Detective Harry Lighthall
and Sergeant Frank Rose went to
. ; the Key home and selected three of
15 children of Alex Key and brought
them before Pauline Shapiro.
She pointed at Jimmie. "That
looks like one of them," she said.
Jimmie was brought to central sta
' tion and, after an examination by
Captain Harry Hare, held for in
vestigation. Youth Denies Guilt
Jimmie Key denies his guilt. He
said he had been at home all eve
ning and called attention to his dry
clothes and shoes as evidence that
, he had not been out in the rain. Alex
Key,' the boy's father, was unable
to find two revolvers and a shotgun
' he had had in the house, when the
police asked to see them.
Pauline Shapiro and her mother
"V were visiting across the street when
the three lads entered.
Mrs. Jhapiro called Pauline's at
' tenrion to their actions, and when a
, shot was fired in the store; Pauline
ran to her father's aid.
; Detective Harry Lighthall found
- a .32 calibre revolver in the grass
where Shapiro had fallen. Two
shells had been discharged.
Shapiro's body was removed to
Cole-McKay undertaking parlors.
Wolf to Underwrite
Expense of Drive for
Jewish Relief Fund
Harry Wolf, Omaha realtor, who
, now claims title to more downtown
Omaha real estate than any other
operator, is to be the "angel" of the
campaign in Nebraska for a $400,000
contribution to the national fund
which U being raised for the relief of
Jewish sufferers in the war-swept
countries of eastern Europe.
. Mr.' Wolf has agreed to under
write the entire expense of the .Ne
braska campaign, which is expected
to be about $2,000. Plans for the
, campaign, to be made September 15-
... 22, have, been delayed slightly by the
. necessary withdrawal of C K. Fein-
v berg, representative of the national
Jewish Relief committee, who has
, been called to his home in Newark,
N. J., by the serious illness of his
mother. Before - the week ends,
however, the state .executive com
mittee, which is to work under the
chairmanship of Governor McKel
. vie, will be announced, as will also
the local committee for Douglas
county. - '.
Ohio Court Upholds Right
to Seize and Se.ll Food
Columbus, O.. Aug. 27.The right
ol the state of Ohio to seize and sell
; at public auction food which has
been held in cold storage longer than
specified by the Smith cold storage
law was. upheld by the state supreme
court in a decision handed down to-
. day, . ,
NIGHT SWALLOWS
KING FERDINAND
AND HIS LOOT
Former Bulgarian Kaiser
Aroused From Sleep and
Ordered to "Beat It"
i .
Paris, Aug. 27. When former
King Ferdinand fled from Bulgaria
he took refuge in one of his castles
itv Austria, but had to leave by order
of Emperor Charles, according to
the Journal Des Debate, which'says
ir received its information from an
authorized source. v
Count Leopold von Berchtold
(former Austrian foreign minister
and a close friend of Emperor
Charles) came to deliver the order,
arriving at the castle at midnight, the
newspaper continues. The abdi
cated monarcn was sound' asleep,
but when the count entered his bed
room thrust his head from the bed
clothes and seated himself on the
bed. His nightgown was of mauve
and heavily embroidered. He wore
gold bracelets on his arm and rings
with rubies and other precious
stones on every finger.
When he understood what was
wanted he cried, "It is infamy
treachery!" Affirming that he had always sac
rificed himself for Austria, he sent
for his son, Prince Cyrille, to testify
to his noble sentiments. When the
prince arrived Ferdinand cried,
"Kiki, swear that your father was
never a traitor." The son, hardly
awake, failed to grasp the situation
and remained silent, whereupon his
father burst out:
"Get outl You're only an idiot!
Kiki, you understand nothing. Send
for my faithful general."
Triangular Conversation.
This general proved to be a Bul
garian who spoke only his native
language. A triangular conversa
tion followed, the former king trans
lating Count Von Berchtold''? Ger
man into Bulgarian and the gen
eral's Bulgarian into German.
Despite j Ferdinand's plea that
"now you have a witness that I
never was a traitor," Count Von
Berchtold reiterated the order, mak
ing Ferdinand understand that his
life was in danger if he remained.
This argument convinced Hhe for
mer monarch and within a few min
utes an automobile carried off into
the darkness Ferdinand, Kiki. the
general, and the millions Ferdinand
had succeeded in bringing with him.
George Brandeis Buys
Hal Mahone, Pacing
Winner, for $5,500
Des Moines, Aug. 27. (Special.)
A sale of more than usual interest
to horsemen of the middle west took
place at Des Moines Tuesday when
George Brandeis of Omaha pur
chased the pacer, Hal Mahone, from
Warren Dennis, of Salt Lake City
for $5,500. -
The sale is directly the result of
Hal winning the 2:14 pace at the
Iowa state fair Monday, the largest
stake on the program with $1,500
added money.
This, is the fifth big stake which
Hal has won this year, taking a
mark of 2:05 3-4 over the mile track
at Springfield, 111., duriifg the Illi
nois state fair, and a half mile track
mark of 2:06 3-4 here Monday.
Hal is by Prince Argothal, Dam
Belle Mason by Kentucky Volunteer.
He will be placed in the hands ot
Marvin Childs, the Omaha driver,
and will finish his season's engage
ments in the Great Western, and
make several starts in the Grand
Circuit during the tail end of the
season.
Edith CavelPs Betrayer
Charged With Fraud
by oeverai women
Paris, Aug. 27. Examination of
Georges Gaston Quien, charged with
communicating military information
to the enemy and with having col
lected evidence against Edith Cavell,
British nurse, executed in Belgium
by the Germans, was continued
Wednesdays
'' Charges of fraud were made
against the prisoner by several
women, who testified Quien boasted
he would be able, for a considera
tion, to have their imprisoned hus
bands liberated. His ability to se
cure their release, the women as
serted Quien told them, was due to
his "connections."
Quien admitted he might be a
braggart, drunkard and thief, but
declared he never betrayed' France,
nor the alleged organization headed
by Miss Cavell for the release of
war prisoners, as he was not aware
of the existence of such an organi
zation. '4
Omaha Congressman Makes
Record Auto Trip to Capital
Washington, Aug. 27. (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Jefferis,
after a record drive by automobile,
arrived in Washington, accompanied
by Mrs. Jefferis and their two chil
dren, Albert, jr., . and Janet. Mr.
Jefferis, who came east by the Na
tional Pike .instead of the Lincoln
Highway, reports the roads gen
erally stood between Omaha and the
national capital.
Chairman Graham, of the special
committee to investigate expendi
tures of the War deoartment. was
overjoyed when the representative
irom tne second .Nebraska district
reported that he was ready to re
sume the investigation. As a mem
ber of the subcommittee of the
general war investigating commit
tee having expenditures on ord
nance in charsre.' Mr. Tiffri A
that arrangements had been made to
near Attorney ueneral Palmer and
General Rogers, chief of the quar
termaster corps, Thursday.
Postal Clerks Get Raise.
Washineton. Ancr ?7a a-,, in
crease in salarv nf tKft tn
postoffice employe for this fiscal
year is proposed in a resolution favorably-renorted
tnHav Ko h (,...,.
postoffice committee. Minimum
wages ot w cents an nour are pro
posed for substitute employes.
NURSE'S MURDER
HELD IN ACCORD
WITH WAR LAW
Execution of Miss' Cavell Jus
tified Under Present Mili
tary System, Bar'
' ; ristersSiy.
Baltimore, Aug. 27. -Execution by
the Germans of Miss Edith CaveU,
the English nurse, which aroused the
indignation of the allied world, was
in accordance with the laws -of
"civilized warfare," according to a
minority report of the committee on
military warfare of the American
Bar association, made public today.
Both majority and minority reports
were prepared by the committee,
which was appointed to investigate
courts-martial and suggest reforms
in military law.
The reference to the case of Miss
Cavell was mafll by S. S. Gregory of
Chicago, chairman of the committee,
and was concurred in by Judge
William P. Bynum of Greensboro,
N. C, the other minority member,
in advocating abolition of the death
penalty for women convicted of in
fringing military law.
In his report, Mr. Gregory said:
"A careful consideration of tlje
case of Miss Edith Cavell has led
me to the conclusion that she was
executed in accordance with the laws
and usages of what we are pleased
commonly, to refer to as civilized
warfare. .
Trial Brutal One.
"This being so, it has seemed to
me quite inconsistent with our
condemnation of those who thus
took her life to retain in our own
system of military justice those pro
visions of law which were relied
upon by the German military au
thorities. The fact that her trial
was attended by brutality and duplic
ity does not alter this aspect of the
case."
The majority members of the
committee, Andrew A. Bruse, of
Minneapolis, Martin Conboy of
Vew York and Joh-i Hinkley of
Baltimore declared they could not
concur in the suggestion of Mr.
Gregory that there should be a pro
vision prohibiting the death penalty
in the case of women spies."
"It would certainly be inadvisable
unless such a provision were in the
codes of all nations with whom we
would be likely to be at war," they
said.
Extreme Cases Only.
"We agree thoroughly that the
penalty should not be inflicted ex
cept in the most extreme case, but
that it should be abolished entirely
we cannot agree, as experience has
shown that on account of the sex
lure women are the most dangerous
of all spies, and our chivalry towards
some should not allow us to jeopar
dize the national cause or the lives
of thousands of the sons of others."
The majority also declined to con
cur in recommendations of the mi
nority that .enlisted men sit on
court martial . and that, special
courts be abandoned. The majority
report asserted that although "we
believe some changes should be
made, we are satisfied that the er
rors committed during the recent
war and the excessive penalties,
which were no doubt often, imposed,
were due largely to the inexperience
of those in control and to the fact
that not only we had of necessity to
train an officer class over night for
our volunteer army, but that "our
practice in the past of scattering our
regular army, divided into battalions,
companies and even smaller units
over the country, had made it im
possible to train properly even our
West Point officers."
"We are thoroughly in accord,"
the majority report continued, "with
the idea that there should be with
each division, brigade and, perhaps,
regiment, a thoroughly trained mili
tary lawyer with the rank, perhaps,
of a lieutenant-colonel, who should
serve either as a presiding judge or
as adviser at all courts-martial."
The majority members' report rec
ommended that more care should be
taken in obtaining counsel for ac
cused soldiers, and urged that great
er efforts be made to reduce the time
taken in bringing prisoners to trial,
in order to lessen their period of
confinement in the guardhouse.
Three Mien Lost in
Forest Fire Raging
Near Idaho Village
Boise, Aug. 27. Three men are
lost in a forest fire raging near
Burgdorf, north of Lakeport. They
were part of a crew of 200 which
turned out Monday night to save the
village of Burgdorf. Heavy winds
swept the flames through the forest
and cut them off from the crew.
The fire is the largest of the sea
son in southern Idaho, having
spread over more than 40,000 acres
since it started Monday evening.
The names of the men who are
lost were not reported.
Bill to Increase Pensions
Reported Favorably
C. E. Adams of Omaha, commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of
the Republic, received a telegram
from the civil war pension bureau
yesterday informing him that the
bureau had reported favorably on a
measure increasing the pay of vet
erans of the war to $50 a month and
increasing the pensions of widows
and war nurses to $30 a month.
Commander Adams has been work
ing for the passage of this measure
for the past year.
Omaha Astronomer to Speak
at Meeting Held in Ann Arbor
William P T? icrer. 9ctrntirtmr at
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l!r!OfhtnT1 1ltliul-citv ic ennrtinor a
two-weeks vacation visiting friends
m pi. i-ouis, Cincinnati, uetroit ana
Chiraan. - Whiln nmav Vi will il.
tptlft meetiflffc r( tVi AtnAriran Ac.
tronomical society and; the Ameri
can Mathematical society at Ann
Arbor, Mich. He will read a paper
at the astronomical meeting.
Mrs. Tighe Recovers.
Mrs. John Tiehe. 116 Nnrrti For
tieth street, is recovering from a se
vere attack at appendicitis, . - i
Tony Miaco, King of
: Clownland, to Hold
Cobrt Here on Friday
Throughout the realm of spangles
there is none who can tell as won
derful stories as Al Miaco, dean of
all the clowns in circusdom.
- During the more than. 60 years
that he has devoted, to making
youngsters' .and., grownups happy
with, his art as a pantomimist he
has had many adventures. Often
of an afternoon, when he and other
performers are waiting to go into
the mammoth main tent of Ringling
Brothers and Barnum'& Bailey
Combined Shows, someone will ask
him, to tell of the days gone by.
Miaco likes best of all to tell his
stories to the younger performers.
Many of his stories relate adven
tures experienced with the old Dan
Rice show, when that historic insti
tution was famous up and down the
Mississippi river a halftentury ago.
Miaco is now 78 years old. Yet
he is as agile as any of the army of
clowns that make merry on the hip
podrome track of the great super
circus that is coming here next Fri
day. He can turn a "flip-flap" with
the youngest of them. Bright of eye,
erect in carriage, and quick of wit
and gesture, he is indeed the "daddy
of them all." Supreme in the art of
pantomime he this season plays an
important part in the groat new
pageant. He heads the long list of
artists who hove been engaged to
portray the principal characters in
the fairyland and nursery-tale
groupings that are distributed at
intervals in the processionals. The
big pantomimic panorama is the
opening feature of the main tent
program. It is followed by almost
three hours of arenic novelties and
sensations. Many displays of ani
mal actors, including a "quarter of
a million pound" elephant act and
scores of superb horses supplement
tl e men and women stars. The gi
gantic program is the result of
merging the finest features of
America'? two most famous Circuses
and adding, many acts entirely new
to this country.
New Mbtor Design
Needed to Conform
With Low Grade Gas
Colorado Springs, Col., Aug. 27.
Automobile manufacturers of the
United States have been notified
that they must design an entirely
new motor to conform with a lower
standard of gas, according to an
announcement made at the annual
meeting of the American Petroleum
institute, which opened here Wed
nesday. A meeting was recently
held in New York between a com
mittee of the Automobile Manufac
turers a.ssociation and the board of
directors of the institute, in which
the manufacturers, were told that
they would have to design an en
tirely new engine.
Dr. Van H. Manning, director of
the United States bureau of mines
at Washington, asked the institute
today for $1,000,000 for the erection
and establishment of a permanent
laboratory where research work may
be conducted. He did not make any
suggestion as to where the labora
tory might be built.
Demands for heavy production
during war times is given as the
reason for the low standard of gaso
line. Refineries were forced to sac
rifice quality to quantity production.
Murdered Jewelry Peddler
May Have Been Nebraskan
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 27. That the
unidentified jewelry peddler for
whose death Rufus King is charged
with murder, may possibly be iden
tified as William R. Ringer was in
dicated in a telegram received by
Attorney General Hopkins from T.
O. Ringer of Tilden, Neb., and his
brother. O. B. Ringer, of Wisner,
Neb. They announced their inten
tion of attending King's preliminary
hearing at Eskridge and expressed
their belief that the peddler was
their long lost brother.
The Ringers were located as the
result of the finding of deeds to two
town lots at Wisner, Neb., made out
to William F. Ringer by attorneys
last week among papers discovered
in the house at Maple Hill formerly
occupied by Rufus King.
Committee of Shop Crafts
Discusses Strike Question
The local executive committee of
the Federated Shop Crafts, com
prising all organized railway shop
workers in the city, met behind
closed doors at the Labor temple
last night to duscuss the question
of a strike.
No action was taken, the commit
tee deciding unanimously to await
further onleis from the national
heads at Washington. A circular
letter contain:ng instructions as to
further procedure is being awaited
by local shopmen.
W. H. Plager, vice president of the
committee ai.d president of the rail
way blacksmiths, declared that shop
men probably would strike Septem
ber 2, even if a walkout was unau
thorized by the national officials of
the shopmen.
Two. Injured When Auto
and Motorcycle .Collide
H. Washington, 3915 North Thir
tieth street, and A. C. Griffin, 2213
North Twenty-seventh avenue, were
slightly injured t 6:15 last night
when the motorcycle they were rid
ing collided with an automobile
driven by Georgq W. Johnson, vice
president of ! Merchants' Transfer
Co., at Nineteenth and Clark streets.
Washington and Griffin were ar
rested. The former was charged
with reckless driving, and the latter
for riding on the rear of a motor
cycle when no rear seat had been
provided. v , t
Predicts Strike of Steel
Men Next Labor Day
Gary, Ind., Aug. 27. A 'strike on
steel workers on Labor day or some
other early date was predicted by
E. A. Lux, secretary of the Amalga
mated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers'
council. Only some action by Pres
ident Wilson would prevent a strike,
now that E. H. Gary, , head of the
steel corporation, had refused to
treat with union representatives,
Lux said. He said almost daily num
bers of men, among them some
union officials, reported that they
had been qiscuargeq.
WAR SECRETARY .
RULED HARSHLY,
AN SELL SAYS
Former Acting'juclge Advocate
General of ArmTells Sen
ate Committee of His Ex- -periences
With Baker.
Washington, Aug 27. Samuel T.
Ansell, formerly acting judge ad
vocate general of the army, told a
senate committee today that Secre
tary Baker, General March, chief-of-staff;
Major General Crowder,
judge advocate general, and other
general officers placed deliberate ob
stacles in his wayewheii he sought
to obtain clemency for v soldiers
given harsh sentences. The com
mittee is considering a bill by Sena
tor Chamberlain for changes of the
military jiisride system.
. Relieved of Duties.
When he first made a report on
the subject of reform in the system
in 1917, Ansell said he was relieved
immediately "with the knowledge if
not the suggestion of Secretary
Baker" from all duties relating to
military justice.
"The truth is," said Mr. Ansell.
"that they did not like my liberal
views. Of course they won t say
it, but the facts speak louder than
words."
When he had opportunity later
as acting judge advocate general to
review court-martial sentences and
sent clemency recommendations,
Ansell said, frequently he received
curt replies "amounting to 'mind
your own business."'
Against Clemency.
Secretary" Baker later issued a
general order, prohibiting the judge
advocate general from making
clemency recommendations, he said,
but added that in. numerous cases
when he was in charge of the office
in the absence of General Crowder,
he disregarded this order.
After the armistice, Mr.' Ansell
stated, army punishments, especially
in camps in this country, became
more severe. At Camp Dix, in par
ticular, he said, punishments were
"shockinsr."
Whe he reported these condi
tions to General Crowder, Mr. An
sell said the judge advocatex general
said he was reluctant to act because
he feared it might be construed as
"an impeachment of the system of
military justice."
Gamblers in Antwerp
Use Diamonds as Chips
(Continued from Face One.)
tioi of war the price slumped to
$.?3 and remained that low as long
as 1915, when the Germans, begin
ning to get nervous about the value
rtf rtnpr mnnpv fitartpH hlivinff all
the diamonds the could find'oitf
the market.
France, Switzerland. Italy and
England followed suit and the price
went up by leaps and bounds. On
the eve of the armistice the carat
w.-s worth $70, but fell again to $34
within a few weeks of the cessation
of hostilities.
Since the beginning of the year
the diamond market has boomed,
owing to the depreciation of Eu
ropean money, the difficulty of ex
change and the embargo on export
of currencies from one to another
European country.
Today a carat of uncut stones
finds an easy market at $150.
Merchants no longer seek custom
ers. Credit is no longer given. As
soon as a new consignment ar
rives from London the diamond
clubs are filled to overflowing and
bidding starts with zest. Many ac
counts are set'.ied in America, and
even there merchants prefer to be
paid in kind rather than in money.
Prices Going Up.
It seems certain that the price
of diamonds will continue to rise
until the economic situation of the
world is better balanced than at
present. In every country there is
an astonishing number of rich men
who are still very nervous as to
the financial outlook, especially in
relation to possible labor troubles.
These men do not buy securities
and donot keep large bank bal
ances. They buy diamonds because
they know they are the safest in
vestment and the easiest to trans
port. The fact that Germans have been
heaviest purchasers of cut and un
cut stones since 1915 is beginning
to worry the allies who find in it
the explanation of the apparent op
timism shown in Germany toward
the economic future of the coun
try. It is said the greatest stock
of diamonds in the world is now
safely stored away by Germans,
who, when they choose, are in a
position to command the market.
Tutored Pupils Exams
in Central Saturday
Examinations for those who have
been tutored this summer will be
th Central high school
building next Saturday at 8 a. m.
Registration begins at o a. m.
Monday in Central high building.
All who will be seniors this year
register on Monday; juniors (those
having from 16 to 23 points, inclu
c!va . TiiHav soohomores (those
having from 8 to. 15 points, inclu
sive), Wednesday; an wno nave
fewer than eight points and who
Un,m u.n r.rovioiidv enrolled in the
school, Thursday, and those enter
ing school for tlte tirst time, rriaay.
Toot"! Toot! Here's Mr. Ringer
and a New Traffic Ordinance
pniiV fnmmissioner Rineer has
decided to give the downtown traf
fic otneers wnisues wmi whh-u iu
direct traffic. One toot will mean
traffic shall move east and west;
two toots, traffic shall move north
and south; three toots, fire depart
ment coming, all traffic shall stop.
Mr. Ringer's other traffic regula
tions including the "bird cage" at
Sixteenth and, Harney streets and
narkinff of automobiles
have been tried arjd abandoned.
FOR INDOOR WORKERS
Horaford' Aeid PhosphaU
eeiBw exhaustion and Mku a Ua topis,
Public Urged to Use
f Discretion in Buying
(Continued from Faf One.)
from 50 to 75 cents aMOO pounds.
Sheep also sold lower.
With lower retail prices on meats
expected to result in a day or two
from the lower live stock prices,
other foodstuffs, including fruits and
vegetables, declined. In the com
mission . house district apples
slumped" 25 cents a bushel, oranges
50 cents a box, sweet potatoes 25
cents a bushel, peaches 25 cents, ba
nanas 25 cents a bunch and canta
loupes 25 cents a crate. Tomatoes,
green corn and watermelons also
sold lower. '
Declines generally were attributed
to abundancy as crops matured. The
United States bureau of markets re
ported 204 carloads of potatoes on
track; apples, 42; watermelons, 78,
and cantalonpes, 45.
. Agree on Fair Price.
New York, Aug. 27. In an effort
to stabilize meat prices the com
mittee on fair prices for meat of the
New York state association of
United Master Butchers of America
today agreed upon a tentative fair
margin" schedule covering 18 basic
meat items. The list will be given
a trial during September.
The margins agreed upon are two
cents higher than those in effect
during the wartime period, but it
was understood reductions in whole
sale prices would enable them to sell
at lower than wartime figures.
'The maximum fair margin profit
schedule agreed upon today follows:
Beef of good and medium steers:
Chuck steak, 13 cerits a pound;
whole cross rib, 20 cents; cut cross
rib, 24 cents; beef stew, 13 cents.
Hinds and ribs of good and me
dium steers:
171 Cents For Sirloin.
Sirloin steak 17 cents; bottom
round 19 cents; rib roast prime 18
cents; whole top sirloin 15; cut top
sirloin 19 cents.
Lamb:
Leg of lamb 14 cents; rib chops,
14 cents; Chuck, 3 cents; stew lambs
under cost 4 cents.
Pork products:
Smoked hams, unwrapped 8 to 10
pounds, 8 cents a pound; smoked
shoulders, picnics, 2 1-2 to 7 pounds,
7 cents; smoked bacon, unwrapped,
13 cents; pork chops, ends, 8 cent;s
pork chops middle 12 cents.
The margins are based on "cash
and carry" and do not include the
cost of delivery service.
Go Back to Work,
Railroad Men Told
(Continued from Fate One.)
ing trainmen to return to work.
They refused to comment on the
developments.
"Final" Instructions.
Washington, Aug. 27. Director
General Hines announced today that
the chiefs of the four railroad
brotherhoods had sent "final" in
structions to the men of their or
ganizations participating in railroad
strikes on the Pacific coast to re
turn to work immediately.
"The chief executives of the four
train and enginemen's organiza
tions," the director general an
nounced, "have sent final and un
qualified instructions today to their
men on strike on the Southern Pa
cific, Santa Fe, coast lines and Salt
Lake lines, to return immediately to
work and are confident that the in
structions will be complied with.
"The railroad administration has
thought it desirable to give the or
ganizations adequate time to ob
tin control of the situation, but
the government is taking the neces
sary steps to deal with the matter
without the lapse of further time un
less this last effort of the chief ex
ecutives' of the organizations speed
ily proves successful."
Government Moving.
San Francisco, Aug. 27. "The
government is taking necessary
steps to deal with the situation,"
said a statement by Director Gen
eral"nines of the railroad adminis
tration, regarding the strikes of
railroad men in California, made
public here tonight by railroad ad
ministration officers.
Polish Insurgent Troops
Surround German Garrison
London, Aug. 27. Polish insur
gents in upper Silesia are surround
ing the German g .ison in Myslo
wjtz, and that town is expected to
surrender, says a Polish official
communique received here today.
"Our troops have reached Belsino
and are pursuing the enemy," it
adds. .'
Extradite Pardoned Hero.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 27. Gov. W.
P. Hobby today granted the extra
dition of D. M. Delmas, recently
pardoned because of his war record
after escaping from the Texas peni
tentiary. The extradition of Del
mas was asked by the state of
Washington, where he was wanted
on a charge of breaking jail while
he was held for an alleged forgery.
OMAHA'S
HEW STORE
Special Sale in Paint De
partment Every Day
This Week.
See Our Demonstration of
Automobile olor
Varnish..
Several automobiles varnished
absolutely free.
Bring your old car down to
17th and Howard streets and let
us show you how to make your
old car look like new. You will
find hundreds of people taking
advantage of this exceptional
sale of the very best, high-grade
automobile varnish. You may
wonder why we are varnishing
automobiles free of charge. It
is simply our way of advertising,
that is all. v
H. H. HARPER CO.,
17th and Howard Sta.,
East End of FUtiron Building.
SINGLE RAILWAY
SYSTEM IN U. S.
PLAN OF JUDGE
Railway Reorganization Com
bining "Most Desirable Fac
tors," Federal and Private,
Idea of Boston Jurist.
Washington, Aug, 27. Railroad
reorganization under a plan combin
ing "the most desirable factors," of
both government and private owner
ship and operation was offered today
as solution of the railroad problem
by Judge, George W. Anderson, of
the United States district court,
Boston, a former member of the In
terstate Commerce commission, who
appeared before the house interstate
commerce committee.
Formation of a federal railway
company with broad powers, in
cludnig eminent domain, to take over
existing transportation facilities, so
as to provide a "single national high
way and carrier system," was advo
cated by Judge Anderson, who ad
mitted his plan contained no element
not already presented in essence, but
was a combination of elements that
"is radically new."
New Status for Labor.
Labor would, by proposals of the
vitness have a new status and re
sponsibility, including profit shar
ing, but strikes would be illegal.
Along with capital and the public,
labor would have equal representa
tion on the board of directors select
ed to manage the roads., Rates
would be initiated on the service-at
cost principle by the federal com
pany, subject to approval of the In
terstate Commerce commission;
states would deal with purely local
questions, such as commutation
rates, improvements and safety pre
cautions. Present owners of the carriers, by
his plan, would be protected in that
all valid and properly outstanding
bonds would be assumed by the fed
eral company and guaranteed by thef
government and stockholders in
regular dividend paving companies
would be permitted to exchange '
their holdings on a basis not ex-i
ceeding the return during federal ,
control, while others would have due ,
process of law. Stockholders in the '
new company, Judge Anderson pro
posed, would have an incentive for
efficiency, economy and progress by
authorizing a dividend in excess of.
the standard one and pro rata issues
of new stock at par.
Public interests, his plan held,
should be secured against undue cap
ital charge by limiting a majority
of the capital in the new company
to bonds, issued at the lowest avaij
able interest rate. Stock certifi
cates of the federal company, he
proposed, should contain provision
that they might be taken over at any
time by the government at par and
the accrued standard dividend. i
Government control of the rail-'
roads during the war was defended
by Judge Anderson, who asserted
that under such control there was
"less failure in the railroad business
than in any other big industry," a
statement which he said, he recog
nized was "inconsistent with public
sentiment."
Several representatives of rail
roads appearing before the commit
tee urged that equipment purchased
by the railroad administration at.
war prices be sold to the companies
when the roads were returned at re
duced prices.
In the senate a bill was introduced
by Senator Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin, providing for unification
of the railroads into one privately
owned system with minimum earn
ings guaranteed and management
shared by the "security holders, pub
lic and employes.
Another Oold Bush.
Le Pas, Man., Aug. 27. A sensa
tional rush to the Copper Lake dis
trict, where gold finds have been re
ported, is taking place from here.
Every prospector living in Le Pas
has departed. Quartz and nugget
gold were found close to the sur
face, according to reports to gov
ernment commissioners.
TKompsorv-Belclen; &Gx
J ttoblishedI886 y
TheThsIiion Qeziler or Hxaaeri
New Apparel
i
Suits of superior quality
are arriving to fill out
the comprehensive col
lection already being
shown. The fur trim
med and embroideied
models are especially
beautiful, although the
severely tailored suits
claim a share of approval.
Lowered waistlines
make the navy blue
dresses of serge, Poiret
twill and tricolette very
youthful and especially
appropriate for the
school girl who must be
outfitted soon.
And the new coat sil
houette "La Merverl
leuse," which is an im
proved edition of the
dolman, has the grace
ful and slenderizing
lines so desirable in a
cloth coat. Several
handsome wraps in rich
shades have trimmings
of lynx, nutria and other
furs. You should see
these latest arrivals.
Several Things
in Jewelry
Lingerie clasps in gold
and silver, from 50c
to 65c a pair.
Platinoid bar pins set
with rhinestones, $2 to
$12 each.
Gold and silver jmesh
bags in miser's bags
and several new de
signs, from $5 to
$22.50.
New Veils
Any small hat is made
chie and becoming by
the addition of a snug
veil.These sheer meshes,
embroidered and chenille-dotted,
which are
bound closely under the
chin by a narrow gros
grain ribbon which ties
in back, are very satis
factory. They come in
the suit shades taupe.
black, navy, brown and
purple. From $1 to $2.
IVORY and LEATHER SALE
Gift Department, Sherman & McConnell Drag Co.,
16th and Harney
, Clean-Up Thursday Only
Cut Prices in effect all this week. Nothing in our
stock reserved. DON'T PASS THIS SALE BY, as it is the
biggest opportunity you have had to get these goods at
these prices. Costs are going higher fast, so don't delay
Buy now for Christmas.
FOR 25 CENTS
Combs, Trays, Rouge Boxes,
Salve Boxes, Pin Trays, Pin
Cushions, Tiles, Cuticle Knives,
Button Hooks, Tooth Brush
Holders, Soap Boxes, etc.
FOR 98 CENTS
Trays, Hair Brushes, Hair Re
ceivers. Puff Boxes, Jewel Boxes,
Salve Jars, Shoe Horns. Double
Perfume Bottles, etc, worth to
$2.25.
FOR 49 CENTS
Perfume Bottles, Picture
Frames, Hair Brushes, Tooth
Brush Holders. Scissors, Cuticle
Knives, Button Hooks, Talcum
Boxes, Shoe Horns, Buffers,
Salve Jars, Tweezers, etc., worth
to $1.25.
FOR 78 CENTS
Hair Brushes, Soap Boxes, Large
Buffers, Heavy Combs, Picture
Frames, etc, worth to $1.35.
Hair Receivers and Puff
worth $2.50. at S1.38
S-Pieca Manicure Set. In case,
worth $3.00. at S1.78
5-PIece Toilet Set, in case, worth
$1 00. at S7.38
Dresser Clock In Ivory Case.
. worth Jf.BO. at S4.39
Dresser Clock, in Ivory Case.
worth $4.60. at 92.98
Dresser Clock, beautifully decor-
SPECLALS
Comb and Bnish Sei. i" r15
ease, worth $7.50, at....S4.3&
' 7"F.lSCee ToUet Set )n case, worth
$17.60, at ma oo
Special Manicure Scleaors, worth
15.00 Manicuri'siC's'piV?;, in
6-Piece Set. worth ti fin
7-Plece Set. worth tf.60
pieces, ti
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SHERMAN & McCONNELL
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