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THE BEE : OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919. COAL FAMINE IN OMAHA GROWING WORSEJIOURLY Terminal Fuel Committee Says Additional Restriction Must - . Be Imposed On In - dustries.. ' (Continued l)wi rasa One.) i Rtion in excess of three daya a week, ; on the basis of preslnt working days." I ' . - May Control Oil. Considering the fact that coke is to be distributed on the same basis at coal, t id that fuel oil probably ' be within the jurisdiction of the f'i'1 administration, the coal com mirtre believes that this latest order will have a far-reaching effect upon .Omaha's industrial life unless a de cided improvement in the general fuel situation occurs within the next few days. The committed announced yester day that greenhouses will be pro- ' tected to the extent of keeping , stocks from freezing and that cold storage plants will be supplied with , coal for refrigeration and for pro tection of fdbds. Meat packers will be furnished coal from day to day ' for slaughtering and for refrigera tion and are expected to install burners. , Creameries will be protected un der the priority list and buildings or"' industrial plants which are "closed on account of'fuel shortage ' will be allowed to maintain sufficient heat to protect stocks and sprinkler systems, . Burlington officials yestej-day re ceived information that the Sheri dan group of mines in northern Wy oming were closed with the excep tion of a mine known as ."Model," which is being operated to 20 per , cent capacity. Why Theaters Are Closed, In response to a query as to why schools and theaters are open 'in Kansas City and closed in Omaha, Mr. Snyder of the coal committee explained: "Omaha is depending largely on Wyoming mines for coal supply and. these mines are practi cally all closed. Kansas City is in the heart of the fqel oil district." J. M. Gillan of the industrial bu reau, of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday announced that hauling fa cilities will be furnished through his department for bringing dry wood To Heal A Cough hit DAYE8' HKAI.IN'O HONEY. S9o twr bottle. to Omaha from a radius of 25 miles. He asks all who have dry wood for sale to advise him of location, quan tity and price. ' "Many people.' he isaid, "are afraid to use green wood and near ly all of our calls have been for dry wood. I wish to be advised of all nonessential 1 industries that have been closed or may be closed on ac count of fuel shortage and which could be operated if wood can be obtained." The Nebraska Power company re ported to the coal committee that it can see its way ahead two weeks, with fuel supply now on hand and under the restricted , demands ' for power and light , This public utility company has not received orders from the fuel administration to discontinue serv ice to any industry. The company has "been receiving cars of fuel oil during the last few days and has other cars on the way. Washington Disappointed ' That Strike Not Settled Washington; Dec. 9. Proceedings at Indianapolis, where the United Mine Workers' Union leaders were considering President Wilson's pro posal for the settlement of the coaj strike, were followed wfth tense interest here today and the night adjournment without a decision caused keen disappointment. At the White House and the fuel adminis tration and also at a meeting of coal operators, reports from the miners' gathering were closely scanned. An official message sent to the White House by Attorney .General Palmer in Indianapolis was miscon strued and thereby resulted in a premature announcement that the miners had agreed to the president's proposal for the settlement of the strike. The message which was sent by Mr. "Palmer, just as union rep resentatives were beginning . their, meeting, as revised said the miners would "promptly acquiesce in the president's plan. ' . Fuel Administrator Garfield re fused Comment throughout the day and would say nothing officially to night. It was noted, however, that the president's proposal included the immediate wage increase of 14 per cent which was suggested by Dr. Garfield at the recent joint meeting here of the miners and operators. The coal operators, at an informal session, discussed - the president's proposition at length but adjourned until tomorrow without reaching any agreement. While they gener ally withheld comment on the terms of the proposal, there were intima tions that provision for retroactive wage awards to the miners without compensating increases in the gov ernment's fixed prices for coal would meet with disfavor. The op erators, however, already have Ac cepted the straight 14 per cent wage increase, which was rejected by the miners yt the joint conference.., i Restrictions on . the consumption, of coal and power generated from coal were not relaxed or abated in any degree, nor were official steps taken looking toward their abate ment! The central coal committee of the railioad administration con tinued to give its attention to the details of distributing fuel. RADICALS FIGHT WILSON PLAN FOR ENDING STRIKE Conservative1 Element Pre dicts Acceptance of Presi' ' dent's Proposal After rgu; ments Are Concluded. There Are Some Real Xnias Bargains ' . , ' . At tha Oakford "On Price No Commission" Stora. " ' SCHUBERT uPrteht Grand -Full size, .' Vtr,x 1 mahogany case, ivory keys, d C ff good. tone and action PlOUsUU ' RTSHOP Upright Grand Mahogany case, French design; a beautiful1 OPA f( ': instrument. . . ' PaOU. 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In order that the plan for settle ment might be submitted to the general committee this afternoon, the government this morning asked and obtained postponement of hear ing of charges of criminal contempt pending in federal court here against the 84 union "heads who form the general committee. At the same time Judge Anderson granted a mo tion by government attorneys for postponement of a federal grand jury investigation of operators. The contempt proceedings are set for hearing next Tuesday and the grand jury investigation for the following day." ' Attorney General Palmer was in the court room this morning when the contempt cases came up for trial, but took no part in the proceedings. The government's request for post ponement was made by C. B. Ames, assistant to the attorney general and by L. Ert Slack, U. S. district at torney. Judge Anderson made no comment on the contempt cases or the government's request beyond re marks as to when they should be brought up again. . ' , Some Hot Arguments. The opposition to acceptance of the president's plan developed soon after the miners' session cpnvened. was evidenced by scraps of speeches which could be heard outside the hall in which the meeting was being held in a hotel. The argument dur ing the afternoon was very heated and indicated that the attitude of some of the delegates undoubtedly was delaying final decision in favor of ending the strike. During the day Acting President Lewis received ' a message from Secretary of Labor Wilson, urging the miners to accept the new pro posal and it is known that this mes sage together with the president's proposal and a memorandum agreed upon by Lewis and Green and the attorney general was read at the miners' meeting. - Palmer Won't Talk. Attorney General Palmer would make no statement tonight on the situation, except to say that he ex pected io remain in Indianapolis until the miners reach a decision. The attorney general had planned to leave tomorrow afternoon, but tov night cancelled his reservations in view of the possibility of the confer ence of union, men lasting through- Only r ji $25.00 For This Genuine Victor Victrola It It Surely a Surprise at the Price. See and Hear It at MICKELS Omaha's Music ; Center. ' I uaMy ruvuhiw FOR XNAS-35 Rich Meat Thin Shell. Best Pecans In' Years. Will ship five pounds or more pre . paid on rxeipt of money. i SLETE-MLE:MO? co.-Mt jiox24& JFfart orth. Texas out tomorrow. None of the mem-kpackjng company, five floors will be used for cold storage, and the top two floors are for the packing of .poultry and eggs as the packing company has an extensive produce department which will move into the new building as soon as it is com pleted. ' ( ProDosal of President - To End Miners' Strike bers of the general committee would talk of today s discussions, but re marks dropped by them tonight Jed many to believe that the conserva tive 'members of the workers' execu tive organization will eventually win their fight for adoption of the plan. It is known that international of ficers of the miners, including Presi dent Lewis and Secretary-Treasurer Green, strongly urged acceptance of the plan to end the strike today and tonight they apparently still were optimistic about reaching an agree ment tomorrow. Omaha City Directory V Will Be Out February 1 R. L. Smith, local manager for R. L. Polk and Co., city directory publishers of St Paul, Minn., an nounces that the Omaha directory for 1919 will be out February .1. "We expect to complete the can vass this week and then start the compilation work," Mr. Smith said. "We believe we have made the most thorough canvass, of Omaha that has ever been made. We have vis ited eery home, factory, office and ited every place' where people live or work. ! War Risk Insurance Bureau Agent Coming to Omaha Soon Dan J. Connelly manager of the Knights of Columbus information and employment bureau for sol diers, sailors and marines, 116 South Fifteenth" street, has been notified that the representative of the War Risk Insurance Bureau will be in Omaha Friday to take up. matters of compensation and 'vocational training. Returned service men wishing further information may re ceive same by calling at the above address. A British company has been formed to utilize the slate waste of Wales in the manufacture of as phalt, bricks, abrasive soap, glass and linoleum. - Howe Chosen General Manager of Skinner's (Continued From Fag One.) entrusted with the investigation of the packing fields for the Armour interest! in Australia, South Amer ica and Canada and located the first of the Armour South , American plants where the volume of busi ness now almost equals that in the United States. ' x ' Public Spirited Omahan. When the National Packing Co. was dissolved, Mr.,' Howe' was also given the responsibility of apprais ing the. company's many extensive plants. Mr. Howe is, well known as one of the most active and public spir ited of Omaha's leading business men, being a director of the Cham ber of Commerce, and otherwise identified with all of the larger business activities of the city. Mr. Howe is a director in the Union Stock Yards Co., the Stock 'Yards National Bank, the Howe Coal Co., Faulkner Cal Co., Me geath Coal Co. and vice oresident of the Union Rendering Co. Mr. Howe will . particularly de vote his efforts to managing' the packing house end of the Skinner interests and will at once extend this branch of the business which will mean other plants in the near future and it also means that Oma ha will be the headquarters and the home of a large and extensive mid west packing 'company. Aim Is High, - 1 Mr. Howe states it is his ambi tion to build up here in 'the middle west, where live stock is produced. a packing company that will be sec ond to none in this country. There is no doubt but that Mr. Howe s prestige and experience combined with the wonderful plants, and capi tal and energy of the Skinner inter ests will'Shortly make the companies among the world's largest distrib utors cf food products. I he bkinner interests are at pres ent represented by three large com panies. The "Skinner 'Baking Co. operates at Council Bluffs, la., one of the largest wholesale bakeries in this territory. This plant has been operating continuously for some 40 years and under the Skinner man agement has been greatly extended and enlarged. Recently the baking company purchased another quar ter block adjoining the present plant and in the near future this plant will be practically doubled. Plan Great Growth, The Skinner Manufacturing Co. operates in Omaha the world's largest and most modern macaroni plant. This company does a nation al business in macaroni, oroducts and has 10 years of successful oper ation back of it. The macaroni company owns adjoining ground ac quired for doubling the factory. All plans for this work are complete and the construction of the new ad dition will go forward as soon as ground can be broken. - The Skinner Packing Co. has just completed onthe South Side at Omaha, one of the largest inde pendent beef and pork packing plants ever constructed. At Twelfth and Douglas streets, in this city, the company is erecting an eight story and basement building, the first floor of this building will be devoted to a branch house for the ' (Continued From Pace One.) crease of 14 per cent inwages, so that the public would pay not to exceed the present price fixed by the fuel administrator, and thus a way is opened to secure the coal of which the people stand in need, if the miners will resume work on these terms pending a thorough in vestigation by an impartial commis sion which may readjust both wages and prices. "By the acceptance or such a plarf the miners are 'assured imme diate steady employment at a sub stantial increase in wages and are further assured prompt investigation end action upon questions which are not now settled to their satisfaction. I must believe that with a clear un derstanding of these, points they will promptly return to work. If, nevertheless, they persist in remain in? on strike they will put them selves in an attitude of striking in order to force the government to increase the price of coal to the pub lic, so as to give a still further in crease in wages at this time rather than allow the question of a further increase in wages to be dealt with in ah orderly manner by fairly con stituted tribunal representing all parties interested. v Duty to Return to Work. "No group of our people can jus tify such a position and the miners owe it to themselves, their families, their fellow workmen in other in dustries and to their country to re turri to wdrk. "Immediately upon a' general re sumption of mining I shall be glad J 1 rrr r" T V "g JTCWTlKJr w n r v- 1890li tfz: DIAMONDS ,sfca BS WW No matter what size, have what every gift should have sentiment and intrinsic value-r-to a greater extent than any other article. They show no wear and become more valuable as "time" goes on. . Diamonds in Rings f Up to $1,500.00 Let us show them to you. 15-aDODOE. Temperature Takes a Big Plunge as Weather Clears m -" (Continued From Tt One.) along the Union Pacific west of North Platte was 20 degrees below zerot Union Pacific main line trains were running two to four hours late and some branch line trains were held waiting for snowplows to be pushed through. Burlington trains held at terminals forsnow clearance were eight to 10 hours late. Five to six inches of snow fell along the railroad lines in the northwest part of the state. ' , Snowfall Ceases. No snow was reported falling in Nebraska yesterday morning. , Three inches of snow fell in Oma ha during Monday night. It was of a fine quality and was drifted during the night. The street railway company operated 11 sweepers all night and was able to maintain a fair service during the early hours of the morning. Wings attached to the sweepers pushed the snow back from the car tracks. Trucks took advantage of the street car space and in many instances when these trucks were turned aside to let street cars pass, they became staljed in the deep snow and frequently delayed traction service. Snow drifts in the streets are also impeding the work of coal deliveries. L. A. Welsh, local weather fore caster, stated that the amount of snow which has fallen j in Omaha during the last few w.eeks ha ex ceeded anything experienced in Omaha for 20 years. Snow Throughout State. ' Reports from Lincoln slate that train service throughout the state was seriously affected by a heavy fall of snow and temperatures below zero. These conditions are-forcing increased reductions of the dwind ling coal supply of the state. Burlington railroad officials at Lincoln reported through passenger trains detained at Nebraska points while Snow plows were being used to clear away snow drifts. The storm did not seriously inter fere with telegraphic service. The Western Union reported interrup tion of service between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs and also in a few lo cations east of Omaha. The Postal company experienced wire trouble west of Hastings, Neb. Burlington Line Reopened. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9. Traffic on main lines of the Chicago, Burling ton and Quincy Railroad tied up since last night by a storm in Ne braska, was resumed today and con ditions will be normal by tomorrow unless further -unfavorable weather develops, it was announced at the road's offices here tonight. Snow plows were used to clear the lines of new drifts making it possible to move trains on the lines between Denver and Chicago and St.. Louis and Billings, Mont., which had been detained by the storm at various Nebraska points. Trains detained were: Two from St. Louis for Billings, Mont, at Lincoln; two from Billings, at Ravenna; two from Denver for Chi cago, at McCook, while two others operating on the road's line between Denver and Chicago were being held, one here and the other at Omaha. Temperature of 36 below zero, reported at Gordon, was the low est in the state this season. Prolonged Period of Cold Weather In U. S. Predicted Washington, Dec. 9 A prolonged period of cold weather over the en tire country is indicated, the weather bureau announced today, by the abnormally high pressure over the region west of the Mississippi and the low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico, the Ohio valley and off the north Pacific coast. The cold wave in the west is spreading eastward and southward with zero temperatures- as far south as the Texas panhandle and cold weather is forecast in the east and south tonight and tomorrow. Cold Wave Spreading Eastward and Southward Chicago, Dec. 9. The western cold wave was spreading eastward Tuesday night overthe Mississippi valley and southward over the west gulf states. Low temperatures wilj be general east of the Mississippi by Wednesday, reports indicated. M.'tV, rnnl stinrtncft increasing. men began cutting wood in many places to fight the cold. Frigid blasts had reached Chicago and vicinity Monday and sent the temperature down to 9 above zero A continued drop was predicted for the central and the plain states, with the possibility of S below zero tem perature by Wednesday morning. The lowest temperature recorded officially was at Billings, Mont, where the mercury dropped to 36 below zero.' -Temperatures below or near zero were recorded Tuesday night over Wisconsin, northwest Illinois, north west Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colo rado, Wyoming and Montana and 10 degrees or more below over the northern states of this group. ANOTHER PROBE OF CRUELTIES IN ARMY ON TAP ,i i, . i Brutal Treatment of A. E. F. Members Charged to Capt. ( X. W. Detzer, In diana Man. to aid in the prompt formation of such a tribunal as I have' indicated to make further inquiries into this whole matter and to review not only the reasonableness of, the wages at which the miners start to work, but also the reasonableness of the gov ernment prices for coal Such a tribunal should within 60 days make its report, which could be used as a basis for negotiation for a wage agreement. I must make it clear, however, that the government can not give its aid to any such further investigation until there is a gen eral resumption of work. "I ask every individual miner to give his personal thought to what I say, I hope he understands fully that he will be hurting his own in terest and the interest of his .family and will be throwing countless other laboring men out of employment if he shall cdntinue the present strike, and further, that he will create an unnecessary and unfortunate preju dice against organized labor which will be injurious to the best inter ests of working men everywhere. (S'gnWOODROW WILSON." Escaped Alien Returned. Salt La1. Citv. Dec. 9. John Diermeyer, German alien who was one of the 14 prisoners to escape I from the Fort Douglas internment camp here September 14, has been returned( to the post New York, ' Dec. 9. Another court - martial, involving charges of brutal treatment accorded mem bers of the American eqpeditionary iorce, at which the evidence is ex pected to eclipse even the sensa tions developed at the trial of Lieut. "Hard Boiled" Smith, will begin to morrow at Governors Island. A. special investigation of the charges was ordered by Secretary of War Baker and the case was handled by Maj. Gen. Frark Mcln tyre, assistant chief of st?g. More than 100 witnesses have been brought here from France and virtually all states in the union, and officers di recting the prosecution estimated today that not less than $25,000 had been expended. Capt. Detzer Defendant. The defendant is Capt. Karl W. Detzer, a former newspaper man of Fort Wayne, Ind., who, while at-' tached to the' 308th military police company, had charge under the pro vost marshal of all criminal investi gation in the Le Mans area, the largest American concentration cen ter in France, through which more than 1,000,000 men had passed. It js charged that by various methods of "torture" he sought to extort confessions from prisoners in order that he might win favor in the eyes of his superiors by the number of confessions he obtained. First Sergeant Up Too. At the . close of Detzer's court .martial it is planned to place on trial on , similar charges his first sergeant, U. S. Madden of Pitts burgh, a nephew of John E." Mad den, Kentucky horseman. Sergeant F. L. Hoyr, who is alleged to have' aided and abetted Detzer and Mad den, was said by members of the judge advocate's department to be a deserter in France. He has not yet been arrested. ' Methods which Detzer and his subordinates are alleged to have employed to wring "confessions" from their' prisoners resulted, it is said, in sending many men to the hospital for several weeks. Officers of the judge advocate's department admitted that many of the men Detzer had to handle were "hard characters," often with long crim inal records. . Brutal Measures Used. , ? The methods are said to have in cluded orders to stand at attention for 36 hours, 10 minfutes on and five minutes off; withholding food and drink from prisoners until they acknowledged their "guilt," pulling prisoners to their feet by the hair, striking them in the face and threat ening them with pistols. It also is charged that once Detzer compelled Private Marcello Gonzales, of the 110th machine gun battalion, to ' swallow a lighted cigarette which he was smoking sgainst orders. In all Detzer faces 23 specifica tions under charges of assault and conduct unbecoming an officer and general charges. -, Faces Life Sentence. If convicted on all counts-, Major Wm. E. Kelly of New York, advo catct declared Detzer faced the maximum sentence of life imprison ment. The offenses with which Detzer is charged are alleged to have been committed over a period of several months, beginning last February1. The detail for the court com prises: Colonels Wm. H. A. Allaire. Wm. T. Wilder, Samuel C. Jones, John L.' Bond and Robert S. Knox, and Majors William A. Carleton and Robert G. Rutherford, jr. Assisting Major Kelly in handling the case for the prosecution are Captains Robert E. Hanney and John M. Weir. Counsel for the defense are Lieut. Thomas L. Hef ferman and the New York law firm of Felder, Gilbert,. Campbell and Ban i'co, of which Newton W. Gil bert, formerly vice governor irencr- al of the Philippines, is a member. Spare tire carriers which can be attached to a car without tools are new in the automobile accessory line. . , Lift Order Forbidding- j Use of St. Louis Hotel ; To Liberal Conferees St. Louis, Dec. 9. A restraining ' order forbidding the management of a hotel to withhold the use of its dining hall from the conference of. liberals was handed .down in the ' circuit court Tuesday. The action of the hotel manage ment "followed a complaint from the Kansas Gty Post of American Legion to Mayor Kiel, protesting against the meeting of the confer ence. After the restraining order had been issued the management an nounced that the order forbidding : the use of the room had been coun- termanded. ' Inopening the convention, Allen fl McCurdy of New Yorki secretary of the committee of 48, under whose i auspices the conference is being held," protested the loyalty of the orgin J ization and asserted it stood for "100 per cent Americanism." Fail to Reach Agreement T On Exchanging Prisoners London. 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