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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1920)
6 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE! JUNE 13. 1920. MUSICIANS ASK 60 PER CENT IN NEW CONTRACT Theater Owners Say They Cannot Meet Demand and Will Dispense With ' String Music. The orchestra pits of Omaha theaters will be empty beginning September, unless the musicians re cede from thtir demand for an in crease in wage of 60 per cent. That is the opinion which , now prevails among the theater man agers, including both the regular houses and the motion picture theaters. The regular musicians are now be ing paid $35 to $45 a week, accord ing to where they play and leaders are paid $50 to $75 per week. Most of the players are paid $35 a week for four hours' work a day and miny earn additional money by plavinsr at hotels and clubs. The increase demanded, if granted, would increase a $35 per week play er to $56 and a $50 leader to $80. The musicians have' indicated that they want the increased scale included in their next contracts, September 1. Refuse to Meet Demand. The managers have offered to compromise with the musicians, but they have plainly indicated that they will not mfcet the 60 per cent in crease, and they add that they will operate without orchestras before thev will submit. The picture theater managers state they can get along with pipe organs. "We are not making as much net profits under our iesent scale of admission prices as we earned when we charged 10 cents and 20 cents, said H. B. Watts, manager of the Strand theater. "If we granted the demand for an increase of 60 per cent to the musicians we would have to pass it on to the public and I don't believe that the people will stand for another increase in movie theater admissions. We can't .see our way clear to grant the increase. It is prohibitive. I might also state that we have as many attendants during the hours when the orchestra js nctf playing. We now have an orchestra of 11 players and a leader. The increased scale, which has been demanded, means that we would have to pay eleven players $56 a week, a leader $84 per week, one organist, $70 and another organist $56. This would be a total of $42,952 a year for music. We can't do it." Willing to Arbitrate. The Rialto theater, which is under the same management as the Strand, will pursue the same policy in this situation, it was said. W. Ledoux, manager of the Em press, offered the following state ment: "The managers would agree to pay the players $45 per week and the leaders in proportion, but they will not sign new contracts on the basis of 60 per cent increase. You should remember that these musi cians play on an average of three to four hours a day in the theaters The managers asked the musicians to modify their demands and they replied that the managers could in crease their prices of admission. It should be understood that an in crease to the1 musicians would mean increases to other theater employes. The musicians have been increased every year for the last five years. Too Much, Says Goldberg. H. L. Goldberg, speaking for the Sun and Moon theaters, said: "We are not adverse to having orchestras in, our theaters, and we even feel the necessity of having them. We feel that in justice to the public we should not increase our admission prices and therefore we cannot grant the 60 per cent increase. We have offered a fair compromise. It will be necessary to discontinue our or chestras if the men insist on their . 60 per cent demands. This is not a fight on our part at all. We believe , the musicians are entitled to some increase." Holt County Road Truck Crashes Into Flood Waters O'Neill. Neb., June 12. (Special.) One of the big quad trucks of the Holt county highway department, weighing 8,000 pounds and loaded with two arid one-half yards of gravel, crashed through a temporary section of the old bridge over the Elkhorn river just south of O'Neill Thursday. The accident was caused by the steel bridge joists sagging tier the load and slipping off the pile cap at one end of the bridge. The truck, carrying Ace Hubbard and Chauncey Porter, dropped into the flood waters 12 feet deep, which were rising as the result of a cloud burst" a few hours before. The truck was taken out by a bridge crew and in uninjured. Fremont Plans Lecture Series on Public Welfare Fremont, Neb., June 12. (Spe cial.) Fremont supporters of the proposed public welfare ordinance have called a second series of com; munity meetings to gain more local aid before presenting their demand for supervised amusement to the city council. Theodore Hanson, super intendent of the National Public Welfare league, and Judge Arthur G. Wray of York will open a series of meetings Sunday. Land Commission Plans Appraisal Trip in State Lincoln, June 12. (Special.) Land Commissioner Dan Swanson will leave Monday for an extended trip through several counties oi me state for the purpose of reapprais ing school lands. Among the coun ties he will visit will be Pierce, Knox. Holt, Brown, Cherry, Sheri dan, Scottsbluff, Box Butte, Grant, Hooker and Thomas. Refuses Dry Nomination. Lincoln, June 12. (Special.) Harvey Myers oj Alliance has re fused to run for land commissioner and has returned his certificate of nomination to Secretary of State Amsberry, giving as his reason that he hat not the time to devote to the office. He was nominated on the prohibition ticket. . ' IUto Boot Print il.Beacon Adv. . Vacation Epidemic Hits Wahoo and Many Leave Wahoo, Neb., June 12. (Special.) The vacation epidemic has struck Wahoo and all are checking up their bank accounts to determine just how long a vacation they are going to be able to take. William Vlcek, John Biggerstaff, Emory Peters, Henry Erickson are at Willmar, Minn.; Prof Freeborn and family have gone to Colorado Springs, Mrs. Arthur Anderson is at Cedar Rapids, la.; Miss Isabella Rand is spending her vacation in California and Mrs. Lena Jacobs has gone to Elkhart, Ind. Code Commission to Hold Conferences in State Lincoln, June 12. (Specials Conferences under the children's code commission have been arranged by Secretary Prevey for Seward, York and Aurora on June 14. Grand Island and Kearney June 15, Min den and Holdroge June 16, Hastings and Clay Center June 17, and Gen eva June 18. At the Kearney meet ing arrangements will be made for the holding of the district confer ence, which is made up of the coun ties of Dawson, Buffalo, Kearney, Adams, Franklin and Webster. Reorganize Wahoo Band And Plan Weekly Concerts Wahoo, Neb., June 12. (Special.) The Wahoo band has been' reor ganized and has retained Prof. Charles Prokop as leader. The Community clu-b have supplement ed financial assistance furnished by the city so that weeklv band con certs will be given at Wahoo Fri day nights. Newsboys Will Be Guests At Salvation Army Home Newsies of Omaha will be treated to a social at the Salvation Army home, 1715 Davenport street, Thurs day night at 8 o'clock. About 400 newsboys are expected to attend. A feature of the social will be a setting-up exercise class of about 300. Seeks European Trade. Fremont, Neb., June 12. (Special.) To organize European ports for the Nye Schneider Grain company of this city, which largely is one of the largest in the United States, Frank Fowler, vice president in charge, has gone to Boston. Branches will be opened in Liver pool, Amsterdam and Brussels. Governor's Secretary Quits. Lincoln, June 12. (Special.) O. H. Zumwinkel, private secretary to Governor McKelvie, will leave the employ of the stata in a few days having accepted the position of as sistant secretary of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. y Will Visit War Friends. Fremont, Neb., June 12. (Spe cial.) Emil Johnson of Fremont, who served almost two years in France during the war as a mem ber of the Uth engineers, will sail Monday for a visit to friends made during the war. Pioneer Teacher Dies. Fremont, eb., June 12. (Special.) Mrs. Margaret Northway, 85 years old, formerly a teacher at Peru nor mal school and for 50 years in pub lic school work, died here. She is survived by a con, Edward North way of Fremont. Man Hurt in Pullman. C. N. Dietz, 428 South Twenty eighth street, was painfully injured when hi? left hand was squeezed under the hinge of a door in the drawing room of a Pullman car as he was returning from the republi can convention in Chicago. Here"s What Famous Duchess of France Says of Americans Paris, June 12. Here .is what the Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre, leader of the French "four hundred," says of "love in America" in her articles entitled "U. S. A.," now run ning in the Pans newspaper Ex celsior: Love, to the American, has but one meaning: a babyl Puritans of the puritans, these strange Americans, who neverthe less let exist a vice in the under world of their cities which is one of he most terrible on earth. But in his home the American is the lover of Elysia. His wife is his God. He marries because he loves, and he loves because he would like to have an heir. Liaisons of passion, such as we know in Europe, are unknown, or rarely unknown, in America. They have forbidden alcohol, they would forbid tobacco, but they have no need to forbid love,. for love is to them an unknown world, covered by a sheath of idealism. Idealism, commercialism they are mastcrs of both. These electrical Americans 1 High Premiums Set For North Dakota's Annual State Fair Fargo, N. D.. June 12. Approxi mately $40,000 in premiums will be awarded at the North Dakota state fair, which will be held here July! i to i. in addition tnere win oe numerous special prizes, cups, med als and trophies, given fcy breeding associations, commercial clubs and agricultural organizations. Entries of live stock already listed show that the fair will be the great est event of its kind ever held in the northwet. One item of interest to the farmer and dairyman will be en tries of 100 milking shorthorns. Owners of this dual purpsoe animal are thoroughly organized through out the state. - Herefords will be strong contend ers. Numerous farmers in this and nearby states have pinned their faith in this splendid beef produc ing breed. Pure-bred swine and sheep will be much in evidence and an interesting class will be pure bred turkeys, the production of which is becoming an important in dustry in these parts, gyjera NnGW Lighting Fixture Burgees Gran dan Co. Adv. POLICE UNABLE TO GET CLUE IN WHIST MURDER Chauffeur Tells Officers Sev eral Women Friends Had Keys to Sportman's , Apartments. New York, June 12. Twenty-four hours after the murder of Joseph B. Elwell, wealthy sportsman and au thority on whist, the police admit ted today that they were virtually without an important clue as to who shot him in his home in this city. Examination .of scores of friends and acquaintances served the pur pose, however, of convincing the police that there was nothing to substantiate a slight suspicion that he might have ended his own life. No weapon was found in the house. Detectives attached some im portance to the story told by El well's chauffeur, Edward B. Rhodes, that he knew a number of women friends had keys to Mr. Elwell's home. These women were wont to come and go at will, Rhodes told the police. Mrs. Elwell, who had been le gally separated from her husband since 1911, was questioned by the police last night. The police de clined to make public anything re garding the. nature of this interview. It became known today that Mr. Elwell dined on the Ritz Carlton roof Thursday night with a party of friends. Leaving the hotel, the party went to a midnight theatrical per formance and about 2 o'clock Friday morning Mr. Elwell bade good-bye to his friends at Broadway and Forty-second street. Mr. Elwell strolled away and nothing more is known of his move ments until his housekeeper found him in the living room of his home at 8:30, seated in an arm chair fac ing the street window. A postman delivered mail at 7:30 a. m., which the police sajd was taken by Mr. Elwell. The circum stances indicate the shooting took place in the hours that elapsed be tween the mail delivery and the ar rival of his housekeeper. Mr. Elwell was alone in the 14 room house. His bed had not been touched and his evening dress clothes had been folded and placed on the back of a chair. An empty cartridge was found on the floor. The bullet, after passing through his head, embedded itself in the wall. Cloudburst at O'Neill. O'Neill, Neb., June 12. (Special.) A cloudburst Thursday accom panied by hail swept a strip ten miles wide and put the electric com pany out of commission for sever al hours. MEXICAN COURT HOLDS FIVE FOR DEATH OF CHIEF Blamed Because "They Did Not Die at His Side as They Should Have Done." Mexico City, June 12. (By The Associated Press.) Generals Fran cisco Murguia, Francisco L. Ur ouizo, Frederico Montes and Juan Barragan have been formally de tained in connection with the death of former President Carranza. This, action was taken by the Third fed eral district court last night. A committee of two military ex perts reported to the court that Generals Murguia, Urquizo, Barra gan and Francisco De P. Mariel were chiefly responsible for the death of Carranza, because, among other reasons, "they did not die at his side as they should hate done." General Mariel was not, however, held by the court in connection with the assassination of the former presi dent but with the other accused men, is charged with the taking away of national funds at the time of Car ranza's flight from this city. NO COCOANUTS, SO MONKEY GOES BACKJO CAGE Bosco, Hanscom Park Pet, Gives Self Up After Mean dering Through River . view Two Days. "Bosco," the wild monkey which escaped from Riverview park and for two days threatened to distract attention from Fairacres' pet bruin, is back in captivity. After two days of luxurious free dom "Bosco" discovered no coco nuts and gave himself up, according to John Kliemer, gardener at the Hanscom park green houses. "Poor Bosco got lonesome and hungry, so he came back to me," said Mr. Kliemer. "Bosco spent the winter in the green house at Hans come park and we got quite well acquainted. "I knew he would be dissatisfied when they took him back to River view park, but I didn't expect him to find his way back to Hanscom. All winter long he had a far-away look in his eyes, longing to hang by his tail and throw coconuts. "Well, he hung enough by his tail because the fur was pretty near worn off, but he couldn't find any coconuts. He might have heard about the ferocious bear in Fairacres and be come frightened. Monkeys are used to lions and tigers, but bears can climb trees. Police received a report Thurs day evening that a huge gorilla was terrorizing residents near Riverview park. They were unable to find the beast, however. One child was bit ten, it was reported. Children in the neighborhood avoided the park and the keeper spent most of his time trying to capture the monkey. But the children were back at play in the park today, for Bosco is safe in his own cage, while Fair acres' bruin confines his activities to that district of the city. Omaha Air Mail Pilot Has Second Crash In Few Weeks Pilot D. A. Martin of the Omaha Chicago air mail route, crashed to the. ground near Audubon, la., at 3;40 p. m. Friday, Manager Wil liam I. V'otaw learned yesterday. Pilot Martin left Omaha for Chi cago Friday at 1 p. m. He escaped injury, but the plane suffered severe damage. This is the second accident for Pilot Martin on the Omaha-Chicago route, his first occurring several weeks ago when he crashed to the ground at Iowa City. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. AMERICA BUYS 14,000 TONS OF ARGENTINE SUGAR Plenty Available for Commer cial Canners, Says Assist ant to Attorney Gen eral Palmer. New York, June 12. Thirty-four million pounds of sugar will be available for commercial canners and preservers during the five months from June 1 to October 31, A. W. Riley, special assistant to At torney General Palmer, announced here today. Assurances '.hat the sugar will be provided were Kiven, Mr. Riley said, by representatives of the leading refiners. Representatives of the canning and preserving industries told him, x. Riley said, that both industries Were in a serious condition due to the threatened shortage of sugar. The refiners promised, he added, that the supply would be available at a reasonable price. Thev ex pressed willingness to fill the orders of all essential industries, but de clared that the principal obsticle was lack of transportation. Hiiii.iininiiiiiiiiiriiiiii.i TYLER 3000',,,,,',,,l, SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS A School of , Dressmaking for Girls will he held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday under the direction of Mrs. Lutie B. Cateron. Every little girT is invited to come and bring her materials, thimble and needle. Mrs. Cateron will cut out for you. Now, it doesn't matter how scrumptuous a doll's dressmaker you are, Mrs. Cateron will make you a better one. Your whole doll family can be fitted out in styles direct from New York, London or Paris, or, if you have rowdy boys to clothe, the very latest styles in railroad overalls or cowboy suits can be fitted to them. Mrs. Cateron isn't the least bit fussy, but gives real friendly ad vice and help in clothing large families. Hours: 3:00 to 5:00 P. M. Monday Grownup and Baby Doll's Dresses. Tuesday Capes, Coats, Wraps, Hats and Bonnets. Wednesday Rompers, Under clothing and Aprons. Of Course Thi Service Is Quite A Big Sale of 9 inoieums and Felt Base Floor Covering We have gone through our entire wholesale and retail stock of linoleums and set aside all rem nants, odd rolls and drop patterns in all grades for the purpose of making room and cleaning up our warehouses. In order to sell these goods quickly, we realize prices have to be very attractive we have made them so in many instances they will be much lower than the cost price per yard by carload. It will be absolutely necessary for customers to bring in the sizes of their rooms or spaces to be covered. The sale includes hundreds of patterns in pieces that vary from a few feet square to a hun dred square yards. A few of the offerings are indicated below, j Sale Commences Saturday at 9 a. m. and will continue throughout next week Free A special showing of "Madam Hendren's" Life Like Dolls that actually say "Mamma" will be a feature of the entertainment. Lot 1 Small pieces of various grades, plain or patterned, at, per piece, 25c. Lot 2 Remnants of Pro-Lino felt base goods) and plain linoleums and printed linoleums, sizes from one square yard to three square yards, at, per piece, 75c. Let 3 Remnants of printed and inlaid linoleums large enough for bath rooms or small kitchens, at, per -piece $1.50, $2, $3, and up to $5. X Lot 4 Large size remnants of fine inlaid and printed linoleums, 6 feet wide and up to 15 feet long, at, per piece $5.50, $7.50 and $9.00. Lot 5 Odd rolls of inlaid and printed linoleums and felt base goods, all six feet wide and enough to cover large rooms. At per square yard for felt base goods, 50c to 85c at per square yard for print ed linoleums, 75e to $1.05 at per square yard for inlaid linoleums $1.50 to $2.75. Lot 6 Odd pieces of printed lino leum, 12 feet wide, some large enough to cover large rooms, a few pieces slightly damaged. Priced by the piece at a great saving to the purchaser. Lot 7 Odd Congoleum, Pro-lino, or felt base rugs in all sizes, some are slightly damaged, reduced from 25 to 50. - - Lot 8 Printed Linoleum Rugs $ 7.50 6x9 printed linoleum rug, for $ 5.25 $14.75 7-6x10-6 printed linoleum jug 11.75 $21.00 9x12 printed linoleum rug 16.75 $1.95 Inlaid Linoleums, five patterns, 6-ft. wide, per sq. yd. $1.25 $1.50 and $1.75 Printed Lino leums, 7-6 wide, per sq. yd $1.15 Seasonable and Refreshingly Cool Rooking A covered lemonade jug and six tumblers of clear, daintily, cut crystal. Specially priced QQ Only one hundred sets, , In the Cift Shop A Most Exceptional Value in a Very Worthy Living Room Suite This Overstuffed Suite is upholstered in a good grade of Tapestry. It has spring cushioned arms and back and loose cushioned seat. The back of each piece is covered in the same grade' of tapestry as the rest of the piece, just the same as all high class overstuffed furniture. Price for three pieces $325 A Voss Electric Laundry Reed Baby Carriages With genuine reed bodies and hoods; mounted on 12-inch rubber tired wheels and upholstered ia corduroy to match the body. A very special value at $27, $35 and $36.50. llltlllHIIWIIIIIIIIIIIUlllllllllllllllllllllllllU Will Solve Much of the Servant Problem Every housewife appreciates one of these complete equipments. Worry over servants and the trying washday tasks is eliminated when the home owns one of these superb Vos Washers. It does all the work of washing and wringing in one fourth the time now required, and does it much better. In fact, a Voss will do al most anything but hang out the clothes, and do it inexpensively. Permit us to dem onstrate this wonderful washing machine. Porch Swings - A very extensive showing of wood and fibre porch swings in 4, 5 and 6-foot lengths. Wood swings, $5.00, $7.50, $;o!oo, $u.oo, $12.00, $ 13.50, $14.50, $16.00 and $17.50. Fibre swings, $21.50, $23.50, $24.50, $26.50, $28.50 and $29.50. Inexpensive Porch Rockers New maple porch chairs and rockers with handsome double cane seats. Shown in both natural and forest green finish. High and' low back styles, with or without arms. Prices $3.25, $5.75, $6, $6.50, $7.00, $7.50 and $3.00. A Fibre Suite Chair as Sketch A durable fibre suite for porch or sunroom, as illustrated; care fully built of closely woven, re inforced fibre; v finished "fumed. Arm chair or rocker, each, $17.50; settee, $23.00. See our special fibre dQ 7C rocker, at tyVtiD u3 Fibre Ferneries A fernery as substantial as it is attractive. Built of fibre, with legs as well as body wrapped; fitted with galvanized drip pan. in fumed finish, $12.50. in frosted brown finish, $13.50. t liORCHARD & WILHELM' CO.IIHIiWiIiiIMIHIIiIUIiiIiiIiiI"!"! 111! II HI