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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1921)
THK BEE:' 0 MATT A. WEDNESDAY, Ffr5?UATlY 2. 11)21.' V Rail Employes Demand Probe of Bankruptcy Plea Charge Atterbury Cry of ..Bankruptcy Is Plan to Make Labor Scapegoat for Inefficiency. By ARTHUR M. EVAfiS. I IiIioko Tribune-Omaha Br 1art Wire, CUirncrn Fh. 1 Railroad im. ..-a, p'.oycs raided the shout today that the roads arc seeking to make labor the scapegoat Jor. wastage caused by inefficient management. It was by way of counter-blast to the request made before the United States labor board earlier m the day by the rail way executives through W. W. At terbury, vice president of the Penn syh ania lines, that the "national working agreements" be abrogated Without delay in order to avert rail road bankruptcy, financial shock, still wider unemployment If the board would wipe out the ''agreements" no cuts in basic wages would be asked for 90 days, so Gen eral Atterbury's proposal ran, ex cept that the basic rates for common labor should be retracted immediate ly. . , . - .. . Ready lorFight. Labor at once made ready for a finish slight. B. M. Jewell, head of the railway employes department of the American FWeration of Labor, served notice that' he will make for mal reply later tliis week. He led of! by sending a long telegram to Presi dent Wilson . last night protesting against any interruption of the board's present .bearings on rules and working conditions. The session was , droning "along when, just betore, adjournment, a diversion was caused by J, G. Luhr sen, president of the American' Train Dispatchers' association. He arose with a vigorous protest against the action asked by the railroads. Mr. Luhrsen had just shot off a telegram to Senator Miles Poindex ter, urging that a congressional com mittee be created at once "to in vestigate the allegations of the car riers that they are facing bank ruptcy, which we believe will result in a disclosure that the representa tions of the carriers are deceptive." f General Atterbury had declared that abrogation of the "national working agreements" wotfld elinr inate from operating expenses about $300,000,000 of waste. Mr. Luhrsen maintained that the roads could save more than $300,000,000 of waste, if management did a better job in oper ating the lines, i Mr. Luhrsen argued that the rep resentations of the carriers that they vanted to reopen negotiations on working conditions with their own employes were "false, misleading and without merit." He said the Penn sylvania road itself has, ignored all requests of the dispatchers for con ferences. . , , Appeal to Wilson. The union leaders in their tele-, grajE to the president, charge that I General Atterbury had, by deliver- 1 ing what they termed "an ultima tum" to the labor board, "violated all decent proprieties, disregarded the transportation act and floated the existing agencies, such as the Interstate Commerce- commission and even congress itself." The telegram asks President Wil son to take immediate steps to have all the evidence in the case pre sented to the Interstate Commerce commission, and says that the union representatives were calling his at tention to the -matter only because "no stone should be left unturned to prevent such a catastrophe as outlined by General Atterbury." District Inspector Shot Belfast, Feb. 1. Capt. King, dis trict inspector,- was,' "seriously: wounded, and his -wife was shot dead last night near the Mellow railfoad station in County Cork. ' Won't Yob Vbit C the Central Office? k 6 welcome the opportunity of itowing our pat rons bow their telephone calls are handled in the central office. II i II I ?. la i 1 HI - Forty-five Years in Railroad's Service C. J. Ernst, assistant treasurer and assistant secretary of the Burlington in Omaha celebrated the 45h anniversary of his services with the railroad yesterday. , - Forty-five years ago he joined the forces of the Burlington in the land department in Lincoln. He became assistant treasurer of the lines west of the Missouri qn June 1, 1903,. Madison County Farm ' Bureau Holds Meeting Battle Creek, Neb., Feb.' l. (Special.) The annual meeting of the Madison County Farm Bureau was held in the Odd Jbellows hall in Battle Creek. A representative attendance from every township in the county taxed the capacity of the hall. Farm Bureau work in the coun ty, has been intensified since the cam- Saign for .membership in December, liscussion- at the meeting centered around co-operation in building up the ' farmers' side of marketing, through first determining the cost of production. . ' - R. A. Stewart, county agent, wa9 re-elected at a substantial salary, Burr Taft of Norfolk was re-elected president; Oscar Sunderman oi Madison, vice president; Fred Crow ley of Meadow Grove, secretary and William Rottler cf Madison, treas urer. I J At the first 'chill! Take Genuine Aspirin marked with the Bayer Cross" to break up your Fever, Stuffiness.; : '. , Warning! To get Genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over 19 years, you must ask for ."Bayer Tablets of Aspirin," and look for the name Bayer" on the package and on each tablet. Always say "Bayer." ! Each "Bayer package" contains safe and proper directions for the relief of Colds also for Headache, Neuralgia, Toothache, Earache, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neurjtis and for Pain generally. a u a ' r Boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 Bottles of 100 Alto Capsules All ' rugghts Aaplrin 1 th trad mark of Bayor Manufactory of lionoacet!aaeiaeat ot Sallcrllcocld Srery telephone user who has seen a switoh ; board in operation has found it to be very interesting. t y Yonr knowledge of what the operators do when yon ask for a number and how they connect yon with the person yon want helps make a better understanding between ui. visit to the central office should make the telephone more valuable to yon, and we know it would aid us in our efforts to furnish yon with the best possible telephone service. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Dry Leaders in f Congress Plan to Add New Teeth Jal Sentence for First Of fenders , Planned Will Make Drive on , Home Brewers. By Th AMOclaicd Fi-ran. Washington, Feb. 1. The pro hibition leaders in congress are hop ing to tighten up the Volstead law. They are planning new legislation to provide a flat jail sentence for the first offense of selling liquor without giving the court the optional right of imposing a fine. Other changes being discussed re late to the search and seizure clause, so as to reach the home brew and to make more sweeping the Uw un der which a person buying liquor may be punished equally with the person selling it. Confiscation of all liquor held by citizens is also being urged. This would legalize seizure of all private stocks. Objection to that, however, has been made by some dry leaders on the ground that little such liquor finds its way into channels of bootleg trade atid tht it won't be long, be fore all(such liquor will be gone. Unless a pending bill, which would permit federal commissioners to try minor liquor cases, is passed, a pro posed amendment to the Volsfead law would take care of this. Federal court rlorWt!i are now congested with violations, and government offi cials have reported a change of pro ceedure necessary. The big fight for amendment will sfart with the opening of the new session in April, according to dry leaders. ' Meanwhile, Giairman Volstead of the house judiciary committee is awaiting word from prohibition en forcement officers as to suggestions for makincr the law bullet proof. He has expressed satisfaction with the lar, believing it was oorne witn teeth, but m talks witn memoers ne has expressed the belief that others might be added. ' Rpnorts showing lieavv transporta tion of liquor and wholesale smug diner, oromoted the movement to put persons transporting and selling it in jail. In the effort to stop home brew ing and distilling, prohibition leaders Cold and relieve the Headache, V.1. (. w . ' Aspirin admit that they will run into a storm of opposition. Measure to Issue Rural Credit Bonds Before House Lincoln, Feb. J. A bill patterned afte'r the South Dakota law permit ting the issuance of rural credit bonds to be used in making loans to farmers was introduced in the Ne braska house today. Under the terms of the bill .as much as $JO,000 may be loaned- to one man on adequate security. Nevada Rate Case Argued Before Rail Commission Washington, Feb. 1. Another case growing out of the refusal of a state commission to raise state treignt. passenger and other rates to the level of those maintained in interstate commerce was argued today before the Interstate Commerce commis sion. 'I Kingdon Gould ' Sued in Breach romise Case Existence of Suit Disclosed by Report of Supplementary Proceedings Begun in New York Supreme Court. New York, Ftb. 1. Existence of a $500,000 suit in which Kingdon Gould, youngest son of George Jay Gould, is charged with breach of promise to marry Mrs. Richard Blum of Arkville, N. Y., was dis closed today in a report of supple why ' 11 ti is I mentary proceedings begun yestcr day'in the supreme court here. Mr. Gould appeared in court yes terday and denied stajtements made by Mrs. Blum, who asserted he cm ployed detectives to gather evidence on which she obtained a divorce in June, 1917, They previously had agreed, she said, to marry when, she was free and were on friendly terms until Jiis marriage to Miss Annun 2iata Lwtci in July, 1917. She further charged that he of fered $10,000 to settle the case after the suit was filed several months ago, and that she refused. .Ihe court directed both sides to submit all papers in the case next Saturday. Fur Prices Lower Montreal, Feb. 1. At the opening of a four-day auction sale in furs today, martenj, brought frorn .$6.50 to $73, whereas last year's highest price was $201 and the lowest $35. that's 4,Ieaf Mend You want a real cigarette that is full-bodied, with that good bid tobacco taste. That's why we put Kentucky Burtey heart-leaf in Spur. A totally different kind of leaf is needed for that spicy, aromatic aroma.. That's why we put rare and choicest selection of Macedonian leaf in Spur Good old tobacco taste Spicy ,r ' Can You Crimped Here's something 1 out of the ordinary: a patented machine that cleverly fastens togethei the paper edges without using paste. You bet Jo a nnnA tAeii I XTrt cc meant YPtt(T facte frimniA 1vt- T"I' we crimp the Spur seam. 1 Fleet's Sailors Honor Guests of Pern Government Four-Day Program of Enter tainment Arranged for Visit ing Americans Making Up Vessels Complement. Isima, Peru, Feb. 1. Officers arid sailors of the American Atlantic fleet today entered upon a four-day program of entertainment which was arranged in their honor by the Peruvian government and the peo ple of this city. Official calls were exchanged this morning by Admiral Wilson and Peruvian officials and at j Then there is the leaf that give "life" and "sparkle" to the blend. That's why we put Qolden Virginia in S)ur. And it is possible to maice a ciga rette that bums just right yes, cool-burning. That's 9why we put Maryland-grown leaf jn Spur Aroma Sparkle Cool Burning Beat It? 1 ' , CVjHthi 1931. Lift m 1 o'clock this afternoon a luncheon wa to be tendered to Admiral Wil son and the higher officer of his stall by the Lima Jockey club, to be followed by horse racing. , President Leguia was to be host at a state banquet in honor of Ad miral Wilson at the government palace tonight Callao. Feb. .1. Seven Atlantic fleet battleships, led by the rragship Pennsylvania, arrived here early Monday afternoon and received a noisy welcome irom large crowds along the shores and from small craft in the harbor. Eighteen de stroyers and several supply ships reached Callao ahead of the main fleet A fog delayed' the fleet con siderably during the last stages of its trip from Panama. fn the 4.790 grade crossing- ac cidents which occurred to motorists during 1919 in the United States. 1,232 persons were killed anH 3.55S iniured. ttrf Trtwifc