THE BfcE: OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1919.
LABOR HEADS
HOLD STRIKE
IS JUSTIFIED
Say That Action of the Gov
ernment in Asking Injunc
j tion is Most Aim
' f' tocratic.
Briej City News r
(CoBtlnoed From Pae Ob.)
ers. Thfy further instructed the of
ficers to proceed to obtain by ne
gotiations with the operators, the
working conditions that the conven
tion unanimously adopted.
' "There .were almost 2,200 dele
gates seated in the convention, rep
resenting 500,000 organized miners.
They further postitvely and explicit
ly instructed their officers that un
less an agreement was reached on
or hefore the 1st day of November,
1919, that resolution of the conven
tion calling for a strike on Novem
ber 1, 1919, should be communicated
to the membership. There was no
alternative except for the officers,
w.ho are elected by the membership,
to carry out the direct instructions
of the membership or resign from
their positions as officers, in which
event chaos and confusion would
result.
Entered Into Confab.
"The officers of the mine workers,
with their scale committee, entered
into conferences and discussions
with the operators in the city of
Buffalo. They stated at the confer
ence that they liad full power to ne
gotiate an agreement, in other
words, that they had the power to
give and take in the conference.
The employers refused to make any
offer whatever. Later on the miners
answered the call of the secretary of
labor and further endeavored to
reach at agreement, but failed. The
6ffkers then proceeded to carry out
the instructions of their membership
and communicated the results of the
failure of negotiations and by order
of the convention the strike auto
matically took effect November 1,
1919. . ,
"The machinery which has existed
for years and which has been suc
cessful in bringing about agreements
between the miners and the opera
tors still exists and they as repre
sentatives of the miners were and
are ready and willing to enter into
negotiations- without reservation ' to
reach an agreement.
"At this time our government in
terjected itself and applied for an
injunction.
Restraining Order.
"A temporary restraining order
was granted by a federal judge,
which restrains the officials of the
miners from in any way advising
their membership on the situation or
contributing any of the moneys of
the mine workers to the assistance
of the men on strike, also restrain
ing them from discussion, writing or
entering into any kind of a conver
sation with their membership on the
strike situation.
"The government then proceeded
to further invade the rights of the
miners.lnot only by restraining the
miners, their officers and their mem
ber! 3rom furthering the purposes
forWhich the men contended, but,
wenf-to further lengths of demand-
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for the 24 hours ending- Bunday
night at 7:00 was 1.40 inches here,
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Deer Park Club to Meet The
Deer Park Improvement club will
meet Monday night in the Vinton
school. Twenty-second and Deer
Jark boulevard, when final arrange
ments will be made to perfect an
organization. Various improve
ments will be taken up, particularly
the opening of a street. The indi
cations are a strong and healthy Im
provement club.
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ing from the court an order com
manding the officers of the 'miners'
union to recall and withdraw the
strike jnotification and the court
complacently complied and issued
the order.
i Mandatory Order.
"Never in the history of our coun
try has any such a mandatory order
been obtained or even applied for
by the government or by any per
son, company or corporation.
"Both the restraining order and
the injunction, insofar as its pro
hibitory features are concerned, ,ire
predicated upon the Lever act,(a law
enacted by congress for the purpose
of prevailing speculation and profit
eering of food and fuel supplies of
the country. There never was in
the minds of the congress in enact
ing that law or in the mind of the
president when he signed it, that the
Lever act would be applied to work
ers in cases of , strikes or lockuts.
The food controller, Mr. Hoover,
specifically so stated. Members of
the committee having the bill in
charge have in writing declared that
it was not in the minds of the com
mittee, and the then attorney gen
eral, Mr. Gregory, gave assurance
that the government would not
apply that law to the workers' effort
to obtain improved working condi
tions. Every assurance from, the
highest authority of our govern
ment was given that the law would
not be so applied.
President's Address.
"In the course of President Wil
son's address to , the ; Buffalo con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor.' November, 1917, among
other things he said:
" 'While we are fighting for free
dom, we must see among other
things that labor is free, and that
means a number of interesting,
things. It means not only that "we
must do what we have declared our
purpose to, do, see that the condi
tions of labor are not rendered more
onerous by the war, but also that
we shall see to it that the instru
mentalities by which the conditions
of labor are improved are not
blocked or checked. That we must
do."
"The autocratic action of our gov
ernment in these proceedings is of
such a nature that it staggers the
human mind. In free country to
conceive of a government applying
for and obtaining a restraining or
der prohibiting the officials of a
labor organization from contributing
their own money for the purpose of
procuring food for women and-chil-dren
that might be starving, is
something that when .. known will
shock the sensibilities of man and
will cause resentment Surely the
thousands of men. who are lying in
France, under the. soil,' whose : blood
was offered for."tfie;ireedom "of the,
world, never dreamed that so short
ly afterwards in their own country
450,000 workers endeavoring to bet
ter their working conditions, would
have the government decide that
they were not entitled to the assist
ance of their fellow men and that
their wives and children should'
starve by order of the government.
Equity Powers of Court.
"It is a well established principle
that the inherent purpose of the in
junction processes, where there is
no other adequate remedy at law,
was for the purpose of protecting
property and property rights only,
thereby exercising: the equity power
of he courts to prevent immediate
and irreparable injury.
It was never intended and there
is no warrant of the law in all our
country to use the injunction power
of equity courts to curtail personal
rights or regulate personal relation
ship. It was never intended to take
the place of government by law by
substituting personal and discretion
ary government.
Ihe Lever act provides its. own
penalties for violators of its provi
sions. The injunction issued in this
case had for its purpose not a trial
by court and a jury, but an order ot
the court predicated upon the as
sumption that the law might be vio
lated and by which the defendants
may be brought before the court for
contempt and without any trial by
jury.
Proceedings Unwarranted.
"We declare that the proceedings
in this case are unwarranted as they
are unparalleled in the history of
our country, and we declare that it
is an injustice which not only the
workers, but all liberty-loving Amer
icans will repudiate and demand re
dress. The citizenship of our coun
try cannot afford to permit the es
tablishment of maintenance of a
principle which strikes at the very
foundation of justice and freedom.
To restore the confidence in the in
stitutions of our country and the
respect due the courts, this injunc
tion should be withdrawn and the
records cleaned from so outrageous
a proceeding.
"By all the facts in the case the
miners' strike is justified. We en
dorse it. We are convinced of the
justice of the miners' cause. We
pledge to the miners the full support
of the American Federation of
Labor and to appeal to the workers
and the citizenship of our country to
give like endorsement and aid to the
men engaged in this momentous
struggle
Girl Thought Kidnaped
Returns to Home in Bluffs
Genevieve Davis, - , 16-year-old
daughter of C. O. Davis, 111 North
Eighth street, Council Bluffs, for
whom police in all cities of the cen
tral west have been searching; since
her disappearance on October 20,
returned to the parental roof last
nighty Her father says she ( tele
phoned from Omaha at 6 o'clock
and requested him to come for her.
Following her disappearance the
father was of the opinion that she
had been kidnaped and asked police
to assist in the search. After her re
turn the father said that she left
home because she fell behind in her
school work and went to Lincoln,
where she visited with relatives,
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BRITISH CLERGY
PANTS FOR RAISE;
PLANNING UNION
Pastors Organization May
Bring Relief in High Cost
of Vicarage.
' By NINA BANCROFT.
London, Nov. 9. These are peril
ous days for the British clergy, and
a movement has been started among
them for unionizing to secure better
pay and working conditions.
Things have reached such a state
that parsons are threatening to
down their cassocks, because they
can't keep them up. One vicr, nn
a small country parish, told me to
day that he, was forced to wear his
great-coat throughout the summer,
when carrying ..out his manifold du
ties, because his cassock was in rags
and tatters and he didn't have the
money to replace it.
Bishops Turn the Other Way.
Certain it is that nowhere in Ens-
land does there exist such poverty'
as that prevailing among the clergy.
Many proclaim through the press
the need for a clergymen's union
to better themselves. Many assert,
too, that the bishops are absolutely
indifferent to their privations and
sufferings, while the bishops are on
the point of striking as a orotest
against the income tax they pay.
mere appears in one of the papers
today a typical storv that of a
clergyman, married and father of
three children. He states that, his
family has not known the luxury of
a square meal for two years. His
vicarage is a large mansion of 26
rooms, which he is called upon to
keep up with an income of $750 a
year.
Repairs alone, he says, take $50 an
nually from his pittance, and out of
the balance he is expected to main
tain himself, his wife and children
and "look neat and tidy."
Seeks, Humbler Lodgings.
Many of the bishops actually have
been compelled to give up their rich
dwellings and take up humbler resi
dences. The financial foundations of
he church are rocking in an alarm
ing manner and at present the clergy
are in the position of the "worm
that turned."
Throughout the war they patiently
struggled to overcome the numerous
difficulties which confronted them.
Not only, in their domestic affairs,
but also in their parochial work.
There has been no increase in wages,
though was has doubled and trebled
their work and the high cost of liv
ing has halved and quartered their
stipends.
In some cases financial grants are
being made to. individual members
of the "deserving clergy," but this is
only in most evtreme cases.
Reject Offer of Charity.
The clergymen themselves, all be
ing men of education and intellect,
wince at being classed among those
"deserving of charity." Pride asks
for a better way out of their pres
ent penury than by the acceptance
of "doles.' ,
All in all the present chaos in ec
clesiastical circles bodes ill for the
religion of the country, and there
are many whose, minds are running
to the thought expressed to me to
day by one clergyman when tie sam:
"We work hard enough to ask
with a clear conscience for a living
wage. Suppose we down books and
cassocks, what then?"
WHOLE UNIVERSE
IS GONE "DIPPY"
OVER DIAMONDS
Price Jumps From $100 to $600
a .Carat; Farmers Are
Biggest Buyers.
New York, Nov. 9. The world
has gone mad over precious stones.
Diamonds that sold at $100 a carat
five years ago are selling now at
$600.
Gems are moving from market to
market in a volume never before
known and .the demand is increas
ing daily. People that never before
indulged in such jewelry are buying
with an eagerness that mounting
prices do not dampen. Countries
that were hardest hit by the war are
taking their places in the forefront
of the gem buyers. Countries that
have been traditionally indifferent
are now enthusiastic' purchasefs.
Authority tor these statements
was found today among the princi
pal importers of New York. De
mands upon them, it was said, were
steadily increasing in insistence, but
fulfillment is as steadily becoming
more difficult
Farmers Buy Many. r'
Some extraordinary details were
come upon in the course of the in
quiry. Workmen and farmers in the
United States are buying large
quantities of diamonds, and dia
monds of the first quality. The in
crease in this country is almost en
tirely confined to this class. Partly
this is due to high wages and high
prices for products during the war;
partly it is due to a desire for finery
that still has an absolute invest
ment value.
The ,fact of the situation, how
ever, is to be found in a demand in
the cities that is about normal,
while from the industrial centers
and the agricultural districts of the
middle west and the west retailers
are buying and buying in an effort
to keep their stocks up.
U. f. No Longer Main Market.
Until six montths ago the United
States was buying more precious
stones than all the rest of the world
put together. It was taking, to be
specific, 65 per cent of the cut and
uncut gems that came into the, mar
ket. Now the tide has set in
against this country, and while the
percentage is still more than half,
it is falling, and another year may
see the situation entirely changed:
Six nations chiefly are responsi
ble for this change Germany, Rus
sia, Turkey, India, China and Japan.
Germany, Russia and Turkey are
buying because currency in those
lands has depreciated so heavily
and because securities have suffered
in keeping with currency.
Devices that produce practically
all thersounds needed to add to the
effect of motion pictures have been
combined by a Texas inventor and
connected to a keyboard that ' op-
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AT THE
THEATERS
CHAUNCEL OLCOTT received
a tribute from an audience at
the Brandeis theater last night
that it falls to but few actors to re
ceive and which but few have the
personal magnetism or prestige to
command. The audience waited
for nearly five hours, from 8:15 to
after 11, for the curtain to rise, the
irain bringing the company having
been delayed and the scenery not
coming upon the stage until10:30.
During this time the audience was
entertained by a moving picture film.
When a rumble from the street fin
ally heralded the approach of the big
scenery wagons there was an ex
pectant rustle in the audience, and
when about 20 minutes later Olcott
poked his head out from around the
curtain and announced, "We're
ready" he received a spontaneous
and heart-warming greeting amount
ing to an ovation.
Following this he charmed away
the memory of the long wait with his
sweet voice and Irish blarney in one
of the prettiest plays presented .in
recent years. "Macushla," billed as
a beautiful Irish comedy, proved to
be a delightful fragment from the
Irish life of a century ago. True Irish
humor characterized it from rise4o
fall of curtain, with of course that
soft tragic note at times without
which it could not have been truly
Irish. Whatever there was of light
some frothiness that a captious
critic might search out was com
pletely lost sight of by the audi
ence in the heart interest motif
about which the play was woven.
The audience was charmed and sur
rendered itself completely to" the
magic of the play's appeal. Call after
call summoned the curtain to rise at
the end of the third act, at which
time Olcott not only was compelled
to appear before the curtain, but to
sing a song, an encore -even being
demanded for this, which he gave by
singing "Mother McCree."
The wonderful Olcott voice had
lost none of its sweetness through
the worry of the wearisome ride, the
wild taxicab race to the theater, and
hustle of jumping into stage togs,
and he delivered song after song, re
sponding cheerfully to one encore
after another. The supporting company-was
most satisfactory and ade
quate, with especial credit due' to
Madge West as Patricia Boyer and
Leo Stark as Warren Fairchild. Miss
West was exceptionally capable in
a most difficult part, a part which
might easily have been interpreted
in an overdone way that would have
completely spoiled the atmosphere
of the play. Hamilton, as the hos
tler, Todd as Wiggins, Kennedy as
the Scotch overseer and O'Brien as
Dawjdns, the jockey, who appeared
but for a few minutes in a small bit,
but made that character stand out
in the short period he was on the
stage were also capable and in a tune
with the spirit of the piece.
"Macushla" is a pretty bit of, Irish
mosaic, a little piece of heart touch
ing sentimentalism that is gratefully
received in these days of hard real
ism, and made one feel somewhat
kind and good and clean on the in
side for having seen it.
It is here all the week, an-l it is
probable that it will draw crowded
nouses every night.
Bessie Gayton's dancing act, pre
sented at the Orhpeum yesterday as
tVio tiesrllino fpaturp nf the new bill.
deserved the splendid reception
... ? A 1' 1 i.
wnicn it receivea. jvuss v-jsjiuu,
herself an accomplished exponent of
the art,, is accompanied by five
clever people in their different lines
and each member of this excellent
company shared the applause. Miss
Clayton's toe dancing and pirouet
finor nlarr hrr in the class of artists.
James Clemons, an eccentric daneer
of musical comedy experience,
cored a hit. Elisa and Eduardo
Cansino are Spanish dancers who
appear in a series of dances, the
woman having a wardrobe that is
the envy of all feminine eyes. .Ar
thur Gordon and Wilbert Dunn de
serve individual mention. In its en
tirety this act is one of the best
dancing presentations ever seen at
the Orpheum and Sunday audiences
were quick 'to appreciate its supe
riority. 1
William Dunham. aided and
abetted by Grace O'Malley, is an
original comedian who can sing ana
rhattpr in a manner that wins re
peated encores. He succeeds ad
mirably in his mission or maKing
nennlo lalitrVl 911H Vie dnPS not Seem
to make any effort about it, either.
Miss Julia Mash and ti. u von-
noll in their rnmedv. "Three G. M.."
are another hit of the bill. They
have a bright skit ana tney Know
how to put it over.
Boyce Combe is an English light
comedian with a clever turn to his
whimsicalities. His topical num
bers on an attack' of mal de mere
and an attack of sneezing illustrated
his versatility. Burton Brown, his
pianist, scored individual recogni
tion. Harry and Harriet Seeback
openthe bill with a bag-punching
exhibition. The Rosa King trio
close with a tight wire dancing act.
Ted Coner appears in a breezy sing
ing and talking act. Topics of the
Day and Kinograms are the usual
screen features of the program.
Gayety The best cast, most gor
geous and laughable musical bur
lesque that has appeared at the
Gayety this season is now agreeably
employed in ','selling out" at .every
performance, and there'is every indi
cation that this procedure will be
continued throughout the week. Joe
Hurtig's new edition of the "Bow
ery Burlesquers" is the booking that
is attracting city-wide attention and
patronage. Billy Foster and Frank
Harcourj are the comedians. Ladies'
matinee at 2:15 daily all week.
American Long Distance
, x Records Are Smashed
New York, Nov. 9. Two. Ameri
can long distance walking records
ere made Sunday by, William
Plant of the Morningside Athletic
c'ub in winning the Metropolitan
association 15-mile walk. Plant,
holder - of the National Amateur
union seven-mile contest, covered
the distance in 2 hours, 6 minutes
and 13 1-5 seconds and also set a
wo-hour record of 14 miles, 431
yards and 6 inches.
Woman Falls From Car.
Mrs. W. J. Carey, 808 Forest' ave
nue, was shaken up at 6:30 list
night when she fell off a street car
at Twenty-ninth and Farnam
streets. The police took her to
Lister hospital where it was said
he had escaped injury,
Anarchists' Documents
Discovered by Officers
(Continued From Pag One.)
stroy all remains of governmental
authority and class domination,' lib
erating the prisoners1, deniolish pris
ons and police offices, destroy all
legal papers pertaining to private
ownership1 of property; all field
fences and boundaries, and burn all
certificates of indebtedness in a
word, we must take care that every
thing is wiped, from the earth that
is . a reminder of the right to pri
vate Ownership of property; to blow
up barracks, gendarme and police
administration, shoot the most
prominent military and police of
ficers, must be the important con
cern of the revolting working peo
ple. In the work of destruction we
must be merciless for the slightest
weakness upon our part may after
ward cost the working classes a
whole sea of needless blood."
One Grand Federation. (
After "capital -and state" are de
stroyed, the manifesto says, the first
duty of the union is to start produc
tion on a new foundation. Existing
labor organizations should be ex
tended and production should be
given over entirely to them, it
argues. Then each "village Com
mune" should Umify with all other
communes and the "one grand fed
eration" follows, the manifesto ad
vocates as its program.
Recognizing no i religion, no au
thority, no power other than its
own, the manifesto says, alternative
ly, its members are atheists, com
munists, anarchists. It continues:
"We go tranquilly, cheerfully,
not because it is painful to us
eternally to be calling to bloody
combat not because, there far be
yond the corpses of heroes, beyond
the blood-covered barricades, be
yond all terrors of civil war, there
already shines for us the magnifi
cent beautiful form of man without
a god, without a master, and free of
authority,
Enemies of Religion.
"We hate religion because it lulls
the spirit with" lying tales, takes
away the courage and faith in the
power of man, faith in the triumph
of justice here on the real earth and
not in a chimerical heaven. Religion
covers everything with fog; real evil
becomes visionary, and visionary
good a reality. It has always sanc
tified slavery, grief and tears. And
we declare war upon all gods and
religious fables. We are atheists."
Mr. GarVan called particular at
tention to statements in the mani
festo having a bearing on the gov
ernment's activities in connection
with recent strikes. The govern
ment's attempts to put down riots
were attacked as nothing short of
murder, where such, attempts to end
trouble; had resulted in death for
anybody.
In its discussion of war the mani
festo indicts the American people
for honoring General . Pershing as
commander in chief of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces in Europe.
Murder Always Murder.
"Murder is always murder and the
man who kills is, always a mur
derer," the manifesto asserts.
"The only service, bf this man
has-been in fact, that being a pro
fessional of his craft, he came to be
by simple chance at the head of the
American armies which fought in
Europe. There, obtdient to the
commands of those who sent him,
he with ability and brains led the
work of murder of men by men.
For this they raise him to the skies
and honor him in every way. All
this is done only because we are in
:jn age of progress and civilization,
in an age of altruism and humani
tarian ideas.".
37 Radicals 'Held.
New York, Nov. 9.-Thirty-seven
men suspected of leadership in the
ultra radical activities were held on
various charges today after state
and city officers had finished ques
tioning the 1,000 and more who were
bagged .late Saturday night -in the
biggest raid New York ever saw.
The three prisoners regarded as
most important are:
"Big Jim" Larkin, former head of
the Irish Transport Workers' union
and Irish revolutionist, charged with
criminal anarchy. The police said
he had a forged passport in his pos
session. Benjamin Gitlow, 35 years old,
booked at police headquarters as a
former assemblyman, charged with
criminal anarchy.
Henry Pearl, 55, described as
leader of the communist party in his
assembly district, charged with vio
lation of the . law prohibiting the
carrying of firearms.
Had Stormy Career.
Larkin is one of the most widely
known English speaking radicals. He
had" a stormy career in Ireland and
England before he came to New
York in November, 1914. Recently
he has been seeking to return, but
the British government declined to
receive him, ii a consequeice of
which the Dublin unions threatened
a one-day strike of protest. He was
arrested in 1917 here after an at
tack on the draft bill, but was dis
charged. -
Larkin was arrested several times
in Dublin in 1913 in connection
with strike disorders and was sen
tenced finally to seven months' im
prisonment for inciting riots. . He
was released the following month,
however, and then began an agita
tion for a general strike in the
United Kingdom. Since he came to
the United States he has been a fre
quent speaker on socialism and has
spoke at ' many Irish revolution
meetings.
Early this year he denounced Sam
uel Gonipers and the American Fed
eration of Labor.
Detectiies said they found two re
ceivers and six boxes of cartridges,
as well as chemicals in Pearl's home,
which was used as headquarters for
the communists.
Five tons of radical literature
seized is expected to furnish valu
able, data on radical actions here and
elsewhere. Much of it is printed in
foreign languages.
Seven Held in Raid.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 9. Seven men
who, police say, are members of a
radical group were arrested in a raid
today., A quantity of literature and
a large bag of black powder were
seized. The men will be turned
oer to the federal authorities.
Denounce Raids.
Baltimore, Md Nov. 9. At two
public meetings held here this after
noon and tonight fiery speeches
were delivered denouncing the raids
made by government agents upon
the radicals and the audiences
worked up to a high pitch. All at-
Lincoln Bureau Bee
P. A. Barrows. Correspondent"
FIVE PLANS ARE .
CONSIDERED TO
REDUCE H.COFL
Legislative Committee Con
tinues Probe of Need of
Calling Special
Session.
Lincoln, Nov. 9. (Special.) The
legislative committee appointed to
investigate calling a special session
of the legislature to pass laws to
punish profiteering are considering
five propositions.
While the meeting here last Fri
day did not develop any sentiment
favorable . to an extra session, the
committee is of the opinion that the
proposition is still a liv one and
one in which the cost of the session
should not enter.
The last special session cost the
state a little ever $10,000. Taking
the population bf the state as shown
in the last census, this would mean
less than 1 cent per capita of the
population of the state.- This would
mean that the average family, if the
cost could be divided equally, would
pay about 5 cents toward the ex
pense of an extra session lasting five
days. II the session could devise a
law which would cover the proposi
tion this amount might be saved in
the purchase of a dozen eggs, a peck
of potatoes, or even one good sized
apple.
Consider Five Plans.
The propositions which are being
considered by the committee are:
Legislative encouragement of co
operative buying and selling to re
duce the needless middleman."
"Prohibition of the storage of
foodstuffs longer than a set period."
"A state price commission to make
public the margins taken in the han
dling of goods."
"A requirement that goods from
the producer to the consumer be
marked with the cost price at every
stage of the game."
"An amendment to the state anti
trust law making it illegal for big
dealers to partition , the state into
trade territory for each."
In the opinion of several of the
Lincoln Expects to See
Big Building Campaign
Lincoln, Nov. 9. (Special.) Ne
braska's capital city is liable to see
some big doings in the building line
during 1920, according to plans al
ready in process of making.
This week saw the purchase of the
old Funk building, situated at
Twelfth and O streets, known to
early settlers as the Funk theater,
by the' City National bank, which for
years has been located in the Rich
ards block at Eleventh and O. The
building will be not less than twelve
stories in height and the lower! floor
will be used entirely by the bank.
Another deal made last week was
by Speier & Simon, now located at
Tenth and O, who have secured a
99-ycar lease on the adjoining build
ing and will construct on that corner
a fine building to be occupied by
them with their general merchandise
business.
In addition the McGee store build
ing, just completed a year ago at
Twelfth and, O, will be run up to
about 12 stories, while Rudge &
Guenzel wilt add to their department
store a new structure at Twelfth
and N. ' . .-
members of the committee the ac
tion of the jobbers of the state in
entering an-agreement in which cer-j
tain territory of the state cannot be
invaded for trade purposes, because
it belongs to some certain jobber,
is along the line of combination in
restraint of trade and the Junkiil
law should be amended to meet that,
condition,
Among things which the commit
tee is considering is the prohibition
of the "peddling from . cars" made
by the State Railway commission,
which prohibits people from buying
from cars placed on the railroad
side tracks. Another is the passing
by certain cities of ordinances pro
hibiting the farmers and others from
selling their products on the street.
Lincoln Suburbs Find
Themselves Without Coal
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 9. The coal
situation in Nebraska, and particu
larly at Lincoln and its suburbs, be
came extremely serious today. At
Havelock all the five dealers were
sold out, and several families were
without fuel. . At Bethany, another
Lincoln suburb, the situation was
equally serious.
Christian Endeavor
Societies End Annual
Convention at York
York, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special Tel
egram.) C. C. Dobbs of Aurora was
elected president of the Nebraska
Christian Endeavor societies in con
vention here. Other officers elected
were: John H. Hinz, Newcastle,
vice president; Addie Wagey, Cam
bridge, secretary; Clary Kimmerling,
Beatrice, treasurer; Alta Harrison,
Aurora, intermediate departmental
superintendent; Fern Betts, Frank
iin, junior departmental superintend
ent; Mamie Wylie, Miller, missions;
Anna Thompson, Gresham, quiet
hours; Jennie Bailey, Carleton, tenth
legion; Rev. H. C. Farley, Cam
bridge, Christian citizenship; H. H.
Ramsburg, Omaha, good literature
and efficiency.
The session closed Sunday night
with installation of officers and pre
sentation of banners. Aurora was
selected for the 1920 convention.
More than 300 delegates attended
the meetings.
The convention raised $500 to
carry on staje work during the next
year.
Dr. Frances' Clark of Boston,
"Father of the Christian Endeavor,"
preached the Sunday morning ser
mon and the sermon at the installa
tion of officers. He organized .the
society February 2, 1881, at Port
land, Me., with 50 members. It has
growji to over 4,000,000 members,
in practically every country. Df.
Clark will leave for France in the
near future to continue organiza
tion work. (
.
Silk Thieves Raid Store
At Schuyler; Leave Money
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Silks valued at $4,000 were stolen
Friday night by thieves who entered
the store of Frank Dudek at Schuy
ler. Ladies' waists and 'skirts of
silk and bolts of silk goods were
taken. Entrance was gained through
a window. The cash drawer, con
taining $75 in change, was left un
touched. An automobile track in
the rear of the store indicated that
the goods were hauled off in in a
truck.
tacks upon the government and
sympathetic references to the Rus
sian soviet were loudly applauded.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn of the Work
ers' Defense league of New York
was the principal speaker at the
night meeting. At both meetings
collections' were taken up for the
defense of the men arrested in the
Saturday raids.
Arrest Eight in St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 9. Eight
men, suspected of being radicals,
were arrested as they were about to
open a meeting at Labor 'lyceum.
Seven of them are Russians.
25 Held in Akron.
I Akron, O., Nov. 9. Twenty-five
'eged members of the Russian
Workers' Council were being held
tonight as the result of a raid by
federal officers and deputy sheriffs
on a meeting today.
More than 100 men were taken.
Relatives Halt Aged
Man on Wedding Trip;
Charge Incompetence
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
John Haxby, 70 years old, retired
farmer of Cedar Bluffs, and Miss,
Mary Ostrand, 40 years old, his
nurse for the last four years, were
married in Omaha Friday. . They re
turned to Fremont and had planned
to leave for California on their wed
ding trip. They were notified on their
arrival here that a nephew and niece
of Mr. Haxby had filed a petition
asking that a guardian be appointed
to look after his affairs. It is pointed
out in the petition that Mr. Haxby1
is incompetent '; .and not able to
handle his business affairsv His
nurse-bride also is incompetent, the
petition tavers. It is further charged
that thousands of dollars of the
groom's money have been wasted
during the last few yeaj-s. Mr. Haxby
is an invalid and for the last four
years Miss Ostrand has taken care
of hiro. He is wealthy, f
Pioneer Nebraska Woman
Dies t Home' in Crawford
Crawford, , Neb., Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. ' Mary A. Pearman,
widow of Maj. J. W. Pearman, died
Sunday at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs." L. M. Davis. Mrs. Pear
man was well known in Omaha,
having resided a number of years on
Sherman avenue, until the death of
Ker husband, when she removed to
Nebraska City. Mrs. Pearman was
born in Exeter, 111., February 4. 1838
and moved to Nebraska Ciity with
her husband in 1856. Surviving Mrs.
Pearman are five daughters: Mrs. E.
L. Sayre, Chicago; Mrs. C. -H. Prin
gle, Omaha; Mrs. C. A. Dunham,
Boston; Mrs. L. M. Davis, craw-
ford, and Miss Margaret rearman,
Lusk, Wyo., and three sons, Fred,
Horace and Grey, residing in Cali
fornia. The funeral will be held in
Nebraska City Tuesday.
Richard R. Evans Funeral V
Wpl Be Held in Home Today
Funeral services for Richard R.
Evans will, be held in the family
home at Evanston at 3 today. Burial
m11 h in Forest Lawn cemetery.
The active pallbearers will be James
H. Adams, B. A. vvncox. n. aana
ham, G. H. Nelson, Alex Hodge and
William MrCormack. The honorary
pallbearers will be Robert Dempster,
W. P. Robinson, Jahn C. Wharton,
J. H. Millard. M. ti. Loomis, n. a
Doud, George C. Barker, M. M.
T A. Monroe. Charles L.
Dundey and Dr. W. F. Milroy.
Pastor Selling Stock
Congregation Wrathful
Miami, Okla., Nov. 9. Selling of
mining stock, it is said, has brought
the wrath of his congregation down
upon the Rev. T. P. Turner, accord
ing tp word from Depew, OH,
where he had a church. Turner was
interested in the. Gramby Consoli
dated and Indian Queen . companies
in the Miami field a year ago, and
with several other ministers he is
said to have won much notoriety be
cause of his chase for wealth in the
mining game. .
"UNCLE JOE" FOR
RETURN OF DAYS
0FREALC0URT1N'
Would Mean Safe and Sane
Marriages, He Says, in Dis
cussing Marital Relations.
Washington, Nov. 9. Here's a
classic from ex-Speaker Cannon,
who always gets' an audience
whether in the cloakroom, on the
floor, or at hw favorite "hang out,"
the National Press club. Mr. Can
non was discussing njodern mar
riage the other day. He said:
"The young fellow of today
doesn't know what courting means.
In the oTd days a young man would
walk 10 miles through the rain or
snow, freeze his ears and fingers,,
and face the danger of wildcats to
see his. girl. And when he did ye
her it was in the general living
room, with the rest of the family
present. The man who courted in
those conditions knew what court
ing was. And I may say thaj such
conditions were the rule and not the
exception.
Long Tramps Through Snow.
"The young ' fellows would start
out Sunday afternoon. It might be
too cold or the snow too deep to
take a horse, but in that case they
went on foot. They faced hard
ships to see their sweethearts, as
did the knights of old to rescue fair
maids from castle hdds. And when
such a youngster won Ms girl he
kept her, too.
"Divorce was not the popular pas
time then that it is now. These
couples stuck through thick and '
thin, obeying the scriptural injunc
tion, that what God hath joined. to
gether no man shall put asunder.
No Marriages of Convenience.
"There were no marriages of con
venience and mighty few hasty mar
riages in those days. The young
folks knew each other before they
were wedded,' and the young man
knew his bride's people ana all
about them. There was less chance
for mistake.
"Atl the counting was on Sunday i
night, and it was a ceremony relig
iously observed. The swain re
mained at his sweetheart's home
until after midnight, even though the
rest of the family sat up with him.
When he went home through the
storm or in the bright starlight he
walked the earth as a conqueror,
for he had been in the presence that
to him represented the real poem
of life.
Then They Will "Stick."
"He had been courting, and that
is all we need in these days to bring
back safe and sane ideas of mar
riage courting courting in the
true sense of the word he man
seeking, if not serving like Jacob,
seven years for the objet of his af
fections.' Then he will stick to her
and she to him through life.
"Some of the old fashoins have
never been improved upon, and one
of them is the old fashioned court
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PECANS
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government reports as the most
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nut family. This nut has a peculiarly
sweet flavor and will retain its
freshness if kept in a cool place
much longer than any other nut. '
The Pecans that we offer are
fresh picked, full meated and sweet
and about one-half in price you can
buy the Southern Pecan for.
Many people are now cracking
these fine nuts for culinary pur
poses and saving about $1.50 a
pound on the nut meats over the
retail prices. When this is done
place the nut meats in a glass jar
and seal tight; they will then keep
for months:
When nuts are received place
them in a dry, cool place for a few
days and the kernels will become
firm and solid.
Please tell your friends to order,
as they are sure to be satisfied.
You will like the stock we send
out and one trial order generally
calls for another of larger amount.
The larger the order shipped the
lower the price.
We are giving you the oppor
tunity of testing our offerings and
for a limited time will ship Parcel
Post pre-paid between Indiana and
the Rocky Mountains at the follow
ing prices:
J 10 pounds $3.70; 20 pounds $7.00.
Larger lots at lower prices.
Please make remittance in Bank
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r. O. Box 414, Marshall, Mo;