THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER: 8, 1919.
Lincoln Bureau rwBee
P. A. Barrows, Correspondent"
DOUBT IF LAWS
COULD CONTROL
THE PROFITEER
Joint Legislative Committee
Meets to Consider Recom
. mending Special Session
to Governor.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
According to J. H. Shroyer, well
known organizer of the Farmers'
. union, the legislature could pass
laws to prevent profiteering, but he
did not think it would.
This was his opinion given at the
meeting of the joint legislative com
, mittee held in representative hall
this afternoon to take up the matter
of profiteering and the advisability
of calling a special session to pass
laws to punish those who appear to
be making more than they have a
right to do.
Four Members Present.
Only four members of the com
mittee were present. All three
members of the house committee,
McLaughlin of Hall, Purcell of Cus
ter and Harden of Harlan county,
were present, but Chairman Neal of
the senate was the only one present
representing that body. Taylor of
Custer, who was responsible for the
naming of the committee, was not
present at this meeting, nor was he
present at the former meeting.
Several speakers talked upon the
subject, some of them offering sug
gestions as to methods which should
be used. Mr. Scudder of the "1700"
ranch, Kearney Charles Graff, Mr.
Shroyer, C. J. Gustafson, Professor
Filley of the state farm, E. M. Pol
lard and several others were arnong
the speakers, but while offering
suggestions very . few of them ap
peared to have enough confidence in
their plan to favor a special session.
Ohio Has a Law.
Chairman Neal of the committee
stated that the committee had had
some , correspondence with other,
states and had discovered that Ohio
had a law which the courts had
upheld which restricted the storage
or certain food products over a cer
tain time. Another letter said that
the compelling of all handlers of
food products and other commodi
ties to place plainly upon the goods
the cost price and sale price had
Jiad the effect of helping-matters in
some places, notably, Washington,
D. C. '
The committee will consider the
matter thoroughly before making
U. S. Regional Director
Lifts the Restrictions
On Bituminous Coal
Lincoln, Nov. 7. (Special.) All
restrictions regarding the sale of
bituminous coal have been lifted, ac
cording to a message received by
the State Railway commission. Thjs
applies where this kind of coal is
consigned to state, county and mu
nicipal departments, public institu
tions; manufactories of news print
paper, printers and publishers" of
same and cars assigned to such place
will be released fo immediate
movement and delivered to the
party to whom consigned.
The information comes from A.
H. Aishton, regional director at
Chicago.
up its mind whether it will recom
mend to the governor the calling of
an extra session. The last extra
session, which covered five days,
cost approximately about $1,100,
which would mean less than 1 cent
for each individual in the state tak
ing the last census for the popula
tion. i
Suspect Beaver Killing
Caused by High Profits
; Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special)
Destruction of property by beaver
is one of the problems which Secre
tary of Agriculture Stuhr has to
solve. Applications for permits to
kill the animals can only be issued
when it is shown that the destruc
tion of property is serious.
A new application is being pre
pared which requires that the
amount of damage must be given
and the number of beaver killed
after the permit is granted rfust be
made before the permit expires.
Beaver skins are now bringing
high prices and the secretary wants
to know is the increased applications
for permits to kill the animals have
anything to do with the value of the
hides. '
Says McLaughlin Ought
to Get York Coal Himself
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special)
The State Railway commission
has received a message- from Con
gressman McLaughlin of the Fourth
Nebraska district stating that York,
the congressman's home town, is
suffering for coal, and urging the
commission to get busy, that relief
must be had.
Railway Commissioner Hall says
that Congressman McLaughlin is in
a better position to get 'relief for
his home town than is the commis
sion, for the authorities at Washing
ton have tiken the matter out of
the hands of the commission, pro
nouncing it an interstate matter.
NONPARTISAN
SPEAKER NOT
HURT IN KANSAS
Report of Lynching of Organ
izer at Meeting
Denied. '
Stafford, Kan., Nov. 7. When a
nonpartisan league speaker attempt
ed to address an audience here last
night the meeting was broken up in
confusion. No attempt was i made
to harass the speaker. further than
to prevent him from speaking, it
was said today, and no one was in
jured. ;
Sheriff R. W. Welch said today
that he had not been called on for
aid, and that an Investigation by a
deputy indicated that after breaking
up the meeting, the crowd had dis
persed. The speaker, said in earlier- re
ports to be a nonpartisan league or
ganizer ranted Wood, from Lincoln,
Neb., had just been Introduced by
J. McFadden, a farmer living near
Stafford, when the disturbance was
started,- The speaker was unable to
continue and in a few minutes the
audience had left the hall. Sheriff
Welch said that no attempt was
made to kidnap' either the speaker
or McFadden, who presided.
Hastings (Neb.) Shuts
Down on Use of Coal
Hastings, Neb., Nov. 7 (Special.)
With only eight days' coal sup
ply against a complete suspension
of water and electric light service
the city took control of the local dis
tribution of coal, ordered stores
r closed at 5 p. m. daily, except Satur
day, limited lighting to one lamp in
a .home, and prohibited delivery of
cal except on proof of actual need.
, Tiere is about 1,000 tons of coal in
local yards, and with the restrictive
measures enacted today it is believed
the city can get through the crisis
caused bv the strike without serious
harm. Hospitals exhausted their
supply today, but will be allowed
: coal as needed. ,
Army Lieutenant Wins
' Bride From West Point
Lindsay, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
Miss Venice Virginia Zajicek and
Lieut.' Dr. William E. Mogan were
married at the Holy Family church
here by Rev. Father Smith, a former
Lindsay boy. Miss Zajicek is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs., J.. F, Za
jicek of West Point. The groom is a
son of Mrs. Mogan and has but re
cently returned from Vancouver
barracks, near Portland.
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France's Blue Blood
Combines to Battle
High Cost of Living
Paris, Nov. 7. With the view to
breaking the profiteers' ring that
has been holding Paris in its greedy
claws, a large number of French
aristocrats have formed a. "combine"
along .co-operative lines selling
everything imaginable, from hairpins
to mansions. ,
The society amounts to defensive
alliance of France's, blue blood
against the high cost of living. The
committee in charge consists of
six countesses, three baronesses and
two marquis, who have sent out a
letter to all French men and women
of the nobility stating that the high
prices make it virtually impossible
for the "upper class" to exist and
that, therefore, the last resort is an
aristocratic union.. "The "new
poor" the letter states, cannot pos
sibly compete with the "newly
rich," some of whom are formally
the servants of members of the new
union.
David City Woodmen Have
a Banquet and Initiation
David City, Neb., Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) David City camp No. 538,
Modern Woodman, initiated a class
of 25 last night. State Deputy E. E.
Kister, District Deputies W. C.
James and Sam Woodley were pres
ent and assisted. Charles A. Drury
cf the head camp, Rock Island, 111.,
was present and a banquet attended
by 150 was served.
Daughter of Sheriff of
Beatrice (Neb.) Married
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
Roy Robinson and Vivian Keach,
both of this city, were married fat
their new home here yesterday, Rev.
W. A. Mulligan officiating. After a
brief wedding trip the young couple
will make their home in Beatrice.
The bride is a daughter of Sheriff
and Mrs. J. L. Schiek.
Stop Work Until Spring
on the Fremont-Ames Road
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
The recent cold spell has caused a
halt in operations on the state aid
road project from Fremont to Ames.
Slightly less than a mile of the pav
ing has been laid. The work will be
resumed early next spring.
Pioneer Nebraskan Dies.
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
Mrs. Mary Hollenbeck, keeper of
the Leshara hotel and a pioneer Ne
braska woman, died at Leshara.
Mrs. Hollenbeck was 70 years of age
and, is survived by her husband and
one' son, Nurt, of Sioux City.
Don t Drag Around Complaining
of a lack of energy, for in nearly every case of this kind
the nerve system is at fault. You will find a quick re
lief in
Office Hours: 9 A. M. to 9 P. M.
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Lady Attendant.
Douglas 5347.
WOULD RELIEVE
COAL SHORTAGE
IN NEBRASKA
Congressman Kinkaid Making
Efforts to Release Fuel
Commandeered by Rail-roads.
ENDEAVORERS OF
STATE IN ANNUAL
! MEETING AT YORK
V
Brilliant ; Program, Carried
Through at Thirty-Sec-,ond
Convention.
By E. C. SNYDER, v
Staff Correspondent of The Bee,
Washington, Nov. 7. (Special
Telegram.) The coal shortage in
sections of Nebraska is becoming
acute, according to telegrams being
received by members of the congres
sional delegation.
Congressman Kinkaid has been
busy in the last few days trying to
induce the railroad administration
to see to it that coal, ordered
months ago by dealers in Bridge
port and Scottsbluff, should not be
commandeered, but delivered to
consignees, in view of pressing
necessities. He had a conference
yesterday with Traffic Director
Chambers, who advised Congress
man Kinkaid to take up the matter
at once with Hale Holden in Chi
cago. Today the congressman from
the Sixth district was advised to
notify his correspondents in Bridge
port and Scottsbluff to apply imme
diately to the railroad representa
tives at these points, with state
ment of existing conditions.
Congressman Kinkaid was in
formed that the same rule as to coal
shipments was in force today as
during the war; that the railroad
would have first call over coal ship
ments and that public utilities and
domestic uses would follow in the
order named.
Report Deer Hunting Is
'Good in the Black Hills
- Deadwood, S. D., Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) Deer hunting is reported to
be unusually good in the Rochford
district, but underneath the last
mnni drhirh fell thprr t a hard
crust which makes traveling over itl
very aimcuii,- as u is noi strung
enough to bear the weight of a man,
and when he breaks through the
noise is sufficient to scare deer with
in a considerable distance.
York, Neb., Nov. 7.,(Special.)
The thirty-second annual conven
tion of the Nebraska Chistian En
deavorers convened in this city
Thursday afternoon. Two hundred
young people registered frpm N
braka cities and town.
Mayor Arthur G. Wray, in behalf
of the city extended a cordual wel
come to the visitors. Macon Mul
vaney, president of the young peo
ple's union, spoke for the home or
ganization.1 '
The first thing onx the program
was an expert ciass in Christian En
deavor, condrcted by Dr. W. C.
Smolenske of Denver. The principal
address was given by Paul : C.
Brown of Los Angeles, who gave
an outline of loyalty goals. . Miss
Vida Learner, field secretary, fol
lowed this with the Nebraska aims
and goals as follows:
Fifty per cent net gain of mem
bership in the period of two years;
2, one or more endeavor intermedi
ates and juniors in available churth;
3, definite missionary giving in ev
ery society by nominational board;
4, alumni society) S, C. E. world
and pusher in every home; 6, every
Christian Endeavqrer a C. E. ex
pert; 7, at least one life recruit
from every society; 8, efficiency
start of standard of excellence in
every society; 9, C. E. Pledge
standard of membership; 10, every
Christian Endeavorer at work.
Small Towns on Nebraska
Border Are Without Coal
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 7. (Special.)
Oketo, Kan., a small town just
south of Barneston, is without coal.
The condition will be serious if the
strike continues. A similar situation
prevails at Summerfield, Kan., and
because of the shutdown of the Kan
sas City & Northwestern railroad
coal is being hauled to that place
with auto trucks..
A recently patented swing for
young children terminates in a fab
ric pocket with holes through which
a child's legs are. thrust to permit
it to kick the device about or walk
as far as the ropes of the swing
allow.
ALIBI DEFENSE
MADE BY NEGRO
IN KROUPA CASE
Ice House Foreman Says He
Saw Accused Man at Noon
Girl Was1 .Assaulted
at 12:45 0'Clock.
Efforts to prove an alibi for Ira
Johnson, negro, on trial; before a
jury in District Judge Redick's court
on the charge of criminally assault
ing Miss Bessie Kroupa, 18-year-old
white girl, near the entrance to Riv
erview park at noon July 7, were
made yesterday afternoon by At
torney Frank Howell, member of
Mayor Smith's law firm, who is de
fending Johnson.
John Truesbrobk, white, foreman
at the Gibson ice house where John
son worked, testified that he saw
Johnson about 12 noon and again
about 2 o'clock that day. The assault
is alleged to have occurred at 12:45
o'clock.
Only Four Blocks Away.
The place where the witness said
he saw Johnson is not more than
four blocks from the scene of the
assault.
The deposition of James Small,
colored, was introduced in which
he said he was with Johnson at
work that day and that Johnson
wore only a pair of overalls.
One more witness will be Called
by the defense today, besides the
defendant, whom 'the defense will
put on the stand. It is expected that
the 'case will go to the jury tonight.
Police Chief Eberstein, who, with
Detective Chief John T. Dunn and
Officers Dolan and Hagerman, ques
tioned the prisoner following his
capture, was the last witness called
by the state before resting. Chief
Eberstein declared that no attempt
was made to give Johnson the third
degree. He asserted the negro was
told he would not be compelled to
answer questions if he did not feel
free to do so.
VICE PRESIDENT
MARSHALL TALKS
AT LABOR MEETING
Urges Delegates to Solve Labor
Problems in Spirit of
1 Sympathy.
Washington, Nov. 7. Vice Presi
dent Marshall visited the Interna
tional Labor conference late today,
making a short address and shaking
hands with the delegates. The visit
came as a surprise at a moment
when the labor delegates were put
ting forward amendments to the
convention on hours of work.
Announcing that h.e spoke for no
body but himself, the vice president
told the delegates that he occupied
"the most unique position of any of
ficial on the face of the globe" for
the reason that "I am without power
or authority or influence."
-Mr. Marshall stated that he did
not know enough about the prob
lems before the conference to dis
cuss them intelligently.
"I have troubles enough of my
own," he said, adding amid laughter
and applause, "I preside over the
senate of the United States."
Solve Problems Fairly.
"But I do have some idea as to
how the many wrongs which exist
in the relations of labor and capital
are to be solved," he said, "and J
cannot help saying this to you: 'For
God's sake, get at the solution of
Negro Gambler Is Fined
$300 on Pleading Guilty
William Singleton, negro, when
arranged in district court on a
charge of maintaining gambling de
vices, told Judge Sear he would en-
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ter a plea of guilty, but that he was
not guilty. The judge ordered that
he have a jury trial if he was not
guilty, but the . negro insisted on
pleading guilty. He was fined $300
and costs.
Iowa Teachers Favor
Ratification and Bible
Study in the Schools
Des Moines la., Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) Resolutions were presented
the Iowa State Teachers' association
urging legislation requiring mental
and physical examinations of school
children each year and favoring
credited Bible study in schools. Res
olutions also favor league of nations
and speedy ratification of peace
treaty.
these problems in a spirit of amity
and concord and friendship and
common human sympathy.'
The vice president objected to
referring" to legislation in the inter
est of the "laboring class" or any
other class, saying, "I object to
classes in a world where God made
man." He proceeded to classify
legislation into two groups, the first
being that which lacks the support
of the people and therefore creates
trbuble and turmoil, and the sec
ond, or successful sort, "which
seeks to crystallize into the law of
the land the public opinion of the
country." His closing statement was
a wish that a "golden mean" might
be reached in the conference after
"radicals" and "conservatives" had
expressed their views.
Demand of Pacific Coast Wire
Men Refused by the Company j
San Francisco, Nov. 7. Demands '
for an increase of $1 a day for male
workers of the Pacific Telephone j
and Telegraph Co. in Oregon, j
Washington, Cahtornia and .Ne
vada were rejected by the com
pany. Negotiations still are being
continued, it was announced by
representatives of the workers.
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