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TIT" EE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1919. . : ; t - i n it i i i : : r- RAILROADS TO DE RETURNED TO OWNERS MAR. 1 President Makes Proclama tion Notice Gives Time ; ' Tn Prenarft for 4 . ' .. The Change. , - r.iiniiMl From PK One.) portation and property of whatever J ind taken or held under such fed eral control and not heretofore re !:nquished and restore the same to the possession and control 01 incir ' respective owners. "Walker D. Hipes, director gen v.rai nf railroads, or his successor in office is hereby authorized and di rected, through such agent and agou- cies as he may determine, m any , manner not inconsistent with the provisions of said act of March 1, 1018. to adjust, settle and close all matters, including the making ot agreements for compensation and all questions and disputes of what soever nature arising out of or in cident to federal control, until other wise provided by proclamation of the president or by act of congress and generally to perform as fully in all respects as the president is , authorized to do all and singular the acts and things necessary or proper in order to carry into effect this proclamation and the relinquish ment of said railroads, systems of transportation and property. "For the purpose of accounting and for all other purposes, this , IllULIAUiailuil Jiiaii 1 v. w . . - - on the first day ot Marcn, iy. ai K:01 a." m. . ... . i r t I - ' "in witness, wnereoi,.i. nave ut- unto set my hand caused tne seai of the United States to be affixed. "Done by the president, through Newton D. Baker secretary of .war, in 'the District of Columbia, this 24th dav of December, the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun- ! . J - it.. T-J-1 area ana nineteen, ana oi me muc of the United States of America, the one hundred and torty-iourtn. "(Signed) WOOpROW WIL SON, by the president; Robert Tensing, secretary of state: Newton r r t .............. f -...a. " ' Uinta tn1 Wire Director ' General Hines sent the following telegram tonight to all officers and employes of railroads in federal control: 'The proclamation which the pres ident has issued fixes March 1 as the date for transfer of the railroads back to the possession and control of the railroad companies. I ap peal to every officer and every era rtlnvA to redouble his efforts to pro duce the best and the most econom ical railroad service possible during the remaining period c federal con trol. ' . ... "During the unusually -heavy busi ness of the past few months and the extraordinary difficulties created by the coal strike, the officers :and em ployes have done especially fine work, so that with more confidence than ever before, I express the hope that all cvf us will" give the very best account of ourselves in this remain inSf period in our . common interest and in the public interest. I extend tc all of my comrades in the railroad rervice and their, families my sincere vihes for a merry Christmas and ; a hannv New Year," ' " Makes New Wge Problem. .President Wilson's proclamation returning the railroads to private control March 1 lends a new aspect to wage problems; "now before Dir rector General Hines. In the opinion1 of railroad admin istration officials, the president's order, made public last night, should tranquilite the labor situation, inas much as the time of government control! extended ; by two full months. Union officers who have been pressing for settlement of their demands before the roads went back on the supposition that the c ? 5 And the next j day after S Christmas-- J You'll Find HtT Shopping at Price Lamond's Sale of .. Coats and Suits , Meet Her There- Friday and Saturday transfer would be made on January 1, the date originally set, have not indicated how the proclamation will affect their plans.' Only One Wage Demand. The only wage demands now be fore Mr. Hihes are those of the 500, 000 shopmen, who were refused a general ir.crease of 25 .per cent last summer, President Wilson and the d:rect6r general taking 'the position tliat the war cycle of . advancing wages ' md increasing living costs must come to an end and the gov ernment be given a fair 'chance to compel a return to normal profits. President Jewell and the executive council of the six shop crafts re cently rexewed their demands. They were asked to await an official re port by Attorney General .Palmar, since made public, of the trend of prices. Mr. Palmer's: report showed that the customary .upWard march of prices during the fall months had been much -less this year than in the past, and expressed the convic tion that the next two months would show substantial results in reducing the Inflation of living costs. The .cost of Jiving question, therefore, still is unsettled in the minds of high government officials and will not be settled until after government con trol of the railroad systems had ex pired. It remains to be seen what viewthe president and the director general will take of the shopmen's renewed demand for more money in the light of the attorney general's statement ' Workers Want Action. It is understood theshop workers were represented to : be growing restless over the lack of action on their demands. Demands of railroad clerks for more money now are before the board of railway wages and work ing conditions, which has not indi cated when a report to the director general may be expected. Extension of the time of federal control will necessitate the placing of additional contracts by the administration, in asmuch as purchase up to this time generally have been for delivery up to the end of the year. Some rails nd ties will have to be bought, also other materials for maintenance work. Orders by Mr. Hines for an inventory of materials on hand as of January 1, will be changed to have the inventories as of March 1. The information will be used in settling accounts with the roads. Congressional Leaders I ; Approve Wilson's Actions Washington, Dec, 24. Leaders in congress generally expressed ap proval of the president's action in postponing return of the railroads. "I think the president has done th,e right thing," said Senator Cum mins, chairman of the senate inter state commerce committee and chairman of the subcommittee which framed the legislation known as the Cummins bill. "It would have been very unfortunate if the roads had been turned back before necessary legislation was enacted. Legislation to meet ' conditions in connection with the reversion of the properties undoubtedly will be sent to the president within the next month. It may be possible to complete the leg islation before the end of January" Regional Director Says ' Wilson Acted Wisely St. Louis, Dec. 25. B. F. Bush, southwest regional railroad director and corporate president of the Mis souri Pacific, asserted President Wil son acted wjsely in not returning the railroads to private ownership before March 1. , "The roads are in no condition to be turned to private control and it would be unwise to return them at this time, he said. "By March 1, however, I believe they will be in such condition that private control can be assumed with little or no inconvenience to the public." ' Christmas Festival . " Enjoyed by All Omaha ' (Continued From Fill On.) home. House of Hope and other in stitutions were beneficiaries of re membrances of holiday cheer. Omaha made'the most of the day and "peace oil earth and good will .to men seemed really- to prevail throughout this great metropolis. Sing Christmas Carpls. ; The Community Service league and Y. M. C. A. girls, numbering about 75, carried the message ot Yuletide to all parts of the city Christmas : eve. The large trucks donated by the Kotary and Kiwanis clubs and .Nebraska White comoanv carried the singers and a beauti fully decorated tree lighted by the Delco Light company through the downtown districts. Starting at 6 Christmas carols were sung on the streets after which the singers went to several hospitals and the detention home tor girls, Great interest was snown in the plan for community singing of Christmas carols. 100 Million to Man RockefeHer's Gift (QonUoned From Page One.) for similar reasons be deterred from devoting their lives to teaching. "While this sift is made for the general corporate purposes of the board, I should cordially endorse decision to use the principal as well as the income- as promptly and largely as may seem wise for the purpose of co-operating with the higher institutions of learning in raising sums specifically devoted to the increase of teachers' salaries." '. Colleges Ask Aid. In commenting upon the gift, Dr. Wallace Buttrick, president of the board, said that since the end of the war it had received trom colleges and universities applications tor aid, "which would practically ex haust the working capitM et the board." He added that Mr. Rocke feller had realized the emergency whicH 'exists. In transmitting his gift to the Rockefeller foundation "to promote the well being of mankind through out the world." Mr. Rockefeller im posed no restrictions, although he expressed special interest in tne work being done throughout the world in combating disease through the improvement of medical educa tion!" Alluding to a gift of $20,- 000,000 for this purpose which he made to the general education Doard this year, he said: "My attention has been called to the needs of some of the medical schools in Canada, but as the activities of the general education board are ay. its character limited to the United States, I understand that gifts may not be used far Can adian schools. To Help Canadians. "The Canadian people are our near neighbors. They are closely bound to us my ties of race, lan guage and international friendship and they have without 6tint sacri ficed themselves, their youth and their resources to the end that democracy might be saved and ex tended. For these reasons, if your board should see fit to use any part of this new gift in prompting medi cal education in Canada, such action would meet with my cordial approval." In asserting $5,UW,0UO would be set aside for Canadian schools Dr. Vincent said: "From this sum appropriations will be made by the foundation to medical "schools on condition that they raise additional funds for other sources. It is hoped that $5,000,000 thus employed by the foundation at this time will give a distinct im petus to the development of medical education in Canada." i Vv, . 1 y i President's Day Quiet:, Signs the Edge Bil -na- Washincrton Dep. 25 Th tional capital, officially and privately, spent a quiet umstmas. ah aepart- closed and congress was in the midst or us two weeKS noiiday recess. The only official, act of the day was the signature hv Pri'Hinf Wil son of the Edge bill, passed by con gress jut betore the holiday recess began and designed to promote American participation in foreign trade. . With the crent!fin nf sttarht his signature to the bill, the presi- ucm rested, spending most oi tne iorenoon m tne white House gard ana at noon eating a Christmas d : u:. ici hi in room. - During the afternoon, while M wuson drove out to present gi to inenas ot the tamily and to children 1:vinv sinner tti rnaA Country club where the.presid ,iiB unless piaycu boh, Wilson read the large number Christm mfccaer urhirh Via ceived from all parts of the United states ana trom abroad. Members of the cabinet and oth Itign government officials spent day at tneir' homes. en in rs. its the the lent Mr of re er the To Fortify th SyiUm Against Crip. Tita LAX1TIV1 BROMO QPINITO TtbltU. which dMtroji rtrmi. Tonlo and UuUn. md thui jmirmt roM. Grtp ,nd innm,a Thr lonly ono '-BBOMO omNma," js, W. CBOV'B Broadway Giddy With Liquid Joy Christmas (Continued From Pare One.) bell boy laden with bottled liquid delight There was no law to pre vent the public from bringing its private liquor into the restaurants, and there was .no law to prevent the restaurant owners from adding "corkage" charges to the bills, either. . Beer real beer was rarer in New York than Grecian wine. Scotch -was about as common as bottled star dust. "Red-eye" was the drink these days. It was of the triple-action, high-tension TNT variety and was to be had wherever one had slightly more than a nodding acquaintance with a bartender. Cocktails Sold Openly. Cocktails were being sold openly in some places along Broadway. Their cost was from $1 to $1.50 a sip. Some of the smaller houses sold cocktails, chiefly Manhattan and Martinis, only if the customer pur chased a pint bottle of whisky along with, his dinner. The cost per bottle ranged from $15 to $20. In one auaint little place oft Broadway, frequented by morning newspaper men and other night workers, there was gin to be had. It came in coffee cups and cost 75 cents a gulp, and was watered stock at that. . "New York is dvinsr hard, said one well known hotel man just back from a trio throughout the country. "The west takes prohibition as a sort of joke, but then everybody seems to have a private supply. Hence their humor. New York never thought prohibition could happen. It has. 'Tis going to be a dull,- dry world and New York is growling and drinking all it can Ret. This new year will not be dry, however, for it is the city's last chance to celebrate and every Manhattanite knows it. About the dawn of January z, lvu, . . , , . . tne town H oegin sooering up on bih ger a!e." Thieves Get More Than $1,000 for Days Work Continued From Far On.) Lake street, and took a revolver valued at 20. W. C. Daarwell, 1419 Sherwood avenue, told the police a parcel con taining a $14 bathrobe was stolen from him in the Central market. Robbery at Convent. The Catholic sisters, at 8208 North Thirtyrfirst street, reported that some one broke a window in the convent there and stole a pair of fur gloves valued at $25. John Holts, 1024 Capitol avenue, reported the loss of $25 worth of clothing to burglars. A. Reiser, 1020 Lincoln avenue, reoorted that h was held uo in his place of business. 1002 South Thir teenth street, by a white man. Keiser says he seized a gun and attempted to rout the robber. The highway man struck him over the head and inflicted a deep wound Nothing was stolen. Two tires were stolen, from the automobile of Dr. S. Levy, 246 Brandeis Theater building. Dr. Levy valued the tires at $50. Mrs. Luda Mclntire, 703J4 North Sixteenth street, told the police some one stole a rug valued at $12 from her hallway. Sam Riseman, 2308-10 Cuming street, reported that some one stole a tire from the rear of his car.. The value of the tire was $35. J. Shainholz said some one stole his overcoat from the Y. M. C. A. lobby. Shainholz valued the coat at $50. Virgil Johnson, Brandeis stores employe, said his leather overcoat, value $63, was taken from a locker at the store. - - -. SOLDIER GANGS USE WOMEN AS DECOYS TO ROB Startling State" of Affairs at French Frpnt Told of By Major. New York, Dec. 25. Murders and robberies committed in Lemans by gangs of American and French sol diers, using women as decoys, were described by Maj. George Armstrong ot uetrou wno servea as assistant p ovost marshal in the American troop area. Major Armstrong was called by the defense as a witness at the court- martial-of Capt. Karl W. Detzer of the 308th military police company, who is chargad with cruelty to pris oners while directing criminal inves- igation work in Lemans. Maior Armstrong testified that he had direct charge of 2,200 military policemen in Lemans from August, 1918, until January, 1919, and that during this period 1,500,000 Ameri cans passed through the area. A large lawless element was at work, he said, and while he was in Lemans 25 murders were committed and chateaux robbed of thousands of dollars worth of furnishings. The thugs, he said, were known as the Kiver gang, unateau gang," "Jewelry gang" and other designations denoting their "spe cialty." , All the thugs, he said, were ar rested by the military police and are now serving sentences of two to 15 years. Notwithstanding the char acter of the men with whom they had to deal, he said, all M. P.'s in the area were ordered not to strike prisoners except in self-defense. Kaufman Buys McClure's And Will Edit Magazine New York.- Dec. 25. McClure's Magazine' has been bought by Her bert Kaufman, poet, author and edi torial writer, it was announced by Frederick L. Collins, president of tbe company. All the stocks of Mc Clure's publications, incorporated, went to Mr. Kaufman in the pur chase, Mr. Collins said. Mr. Kaufman will be editor of the magazine, it was stated, and no other change in the staff is contem plated. Says Denikine's Force Must Fiee to Roumania Geneva. Dec. 25. The retreat of General Denikine's volunteers has been completely severed, according to a Bucharest dispatch. Their only recourse, the dispatch adds, is to seek refuge in Roumania. "Frisco Pete" Escapes From Officer on Train (Continued From Far Ont.) farmhouses for miles around said they had seen nothing of the fugi tive. . 4 May Be in Omaha. Sheriff Mike Clark is of the belief that "Frisco Pete" is in Omaha. "He was thinly clad," said Clark yester day. "Johnson had taken what money he had. He didn't inquire at any farmhouses for food, as near ly as we can learn. We are tracing all cars stolen in the vicinity be tween Plattsmouth and Omaha in the belief that Frisco will , steal a car and return to his friends in Omaha for help and protection." "The police and my men are on the lookout for him here and I be lieve he will be caught soon." "Frisco Pete" and Dave Gikinsky were arrested shortly after the Storz home had been robbed in broad day light. After a hearing in' police court they were bound over to district court for trial. A maid in the Storz home indentified them as the men who represented themselves to be officers of the law and took the six cases of wine from the Storz base ment. Few Prisoners Escape. When the case was called in dis trict court, Wegs worth failed to ap pear. He was arrested recently tn Tulsa on a Mann act charge. The Tulsa police allege that he took a girl named "June" from Omaha to Tulsa for immoral purposes. The case was dismissed and he was turned over to Deputy Sheriff John son. According to . Sheriff Clark, but three men have ever escaped from his deputies. "Two men escaped in a similar manner from a deputy this summer - while being brought to Omaha from St. Joseph. They were laten caught. The police caught one and deputy sheriffs caught the other. "Frisco Pete" is the third. A man charged with insanity, but who was later dismissed from the charge, ran down the court house steps one day, but came back later. The next prisoner who escapes will take the deputy's job with him. D'Olier Sends Greetings to American Legion Officers Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 25. De partment commanders, executive committeemen, alternates and adju tants of the American Legion were sent holiday greetings by Franklin D'Olier, national commander. He thanked them for their co-operation and warned against "any future overzealous, thoughtless or unfair act which can weaken the legion's influence for national betterment." POLICE BREAK UP PARADE IN GARB OF PRISONERS Wearing "StHpes" and Man acles Marchers Stage Plea for Political Convicts. New York, Dec. 25. The Christ mas day celebration ot the League for Amnesty for Political Prisoners, met" with disaster today when po lice, soldiers and irate citizens broke it up. Several hundred men and women, placarded and "single filed" for the start of their "walk" u Fifth avenue, dwindled to about 50 persons, divided into two Nvanderifg bodies which found their wy "heme" to the parish house of the Church of the Ascension in West Eleventh street after many hours of wandering. Church congregations emergM from services at noon without find ing the league's carollers, who wrj to s;ng for them in manacles and in prison garb. An all-day vigil at Trinity church downtown saw no demonstrations there. Police warn ings of drastic action to be taken if attempts to violate the law weri. made" brought changes in the league's Christmas program, r.otaMc for omissions, it was said. Placards carried by the "walkers ' were destroyed wholesale by the po lice and volunteer assistants. A number of arrests were made for disobedience of police orders, a.:o constant interruptions by police and civilians resulted in disruption of the "procession" beyond all recognition within a quarter of a mile of it J start. The route of the "walkers" was to have been up Fifth avenue. At Twenty-ninth street, it made anoth er effort to get on Fifth avenue and succeeded in "walking" a whole block there before the police went into action again and. diverted the line to Broadway. At Herald Square the straggling column split, one continuing to Forty-second street and Bryant Park and by divious ways, back to Eleventh street. The second line, numbering less than 20 persons, managed to get into Fifth avenue and continue along it for half a mile despite interruptions which met it at every crossing. What was left of the demonstra tion gathered in the Parish House of the Church of the Ascension and discussed a proposition for protest against "brutality" of the police of Greater New York. Ireland Is Pictured As Most Prosperous Country in World In a recently invented device to enable golfers to practice hangs a strip of paper that serves as a tar get and is punctured by an accurate ly driven ball. New York. Dec. 25.-Sannicl S. McClure, publisher, arrived here atter a three months' visit to' Ire land, . where he said he found a "paradise." "Ireland is the niost prosperous, comfortable and law-abiding country in the world," sajd Mr. McClure. "lhe people are .well dressed and well housed. One has to read out side newspapers to learn of trouble and unsettled conditions there. - "I found that Irish banks have deposits of more than 100,000,006 and have been forced to form alli ances with English banks in order to find an outlet for their money. There are 5,000,000 head of cattle in Ireland. Ireland has exported as much food to England since 1913 as either the United States or the Ar gentine Republic." The average automobile' owner drives no less than 4,000 miles a year, and buys a new model every third year. Kansas Miners Disobey Order to Enter Mines Tittsburg, Kan., Dec 25. Early reports show that not all of the Kansas coal miners who walked out yesterday in protest against the sending of Alexander Howat to jail were returning to work. It. was announced at the headquarters of the operators' association that six mines had been reported idle. 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