Thomas M. Orr,
Assistant U. P.
Secretary, Dies
Joined System Here in 1877
At One Time Was Prac
tically Managing Head
of Road
Following an illness smce March
3, when he collapsed at his desk,
Thomas M. Orr, assistant secretary
of the Union Pacific railroad sys
tem, died yesterday at his home,
133 South Thirty-eighth street
He is survived by his wife, one
, brother, George, of San Francisco,
nd one sister, Mary, of New York
City' He was born in Stratford,
On. May 31, 1S4.
Funeral services will be held at
the home, 133 South Thirty-eighth
street, Monday at 2 p. m.
"Tom" Orr, as ;ie was known to
everybody, simply grew up with the
Union Pacific, Regimes came and
went in the affairs of that railroad
.but Tom Orr continued through
them i all. Originally a "Gould"
man, Mr. Orr taw the Union Pacific
pass out of the hands of the Gould
lamily through a federal receiver
ship, into and through the hands of
E. 11. Harriman and finally land
where it is today, as a member of the
great Standard Oil family, under
Carl Gray as the railroad rep
resentative of the Rockefellers.
Canadian by Birth.
Mr. Orr was a Canadian by birth.
He crossed the Niagara river and
when he was IS years old was work
ing for the New York Central rail
road in Buffalo. After a year or
two he went to New York City for
the same railroad. Then ha came
west to Omaha.
Tom Orr started work in the old
headquarters building at Ninth and
Farnam streets in 1877. The road
was completed in 1869. But . there
were practically no branch lines, nof
feeders nor anything of that kind.
It was simply two lines of rails
starting at he sprawling, busy little
town on the banks of the Missouri
and ending at the edge of he great
American desert at the shores of
Great Salt Lake. Tom Orr saw the
Union Pacific grow from that condi
tion to its present commanding po-.
sition.
Mr. Orr started his service -with
the Union Pacific as clerk and
stenographer in the president's office.
There were no typewriters in those
days and the comparatively small
business of the railroad did not re
quire the services of very many
clerks. So Tom Orr learned all
there was to know about Union Pa
cific affairs in those days. For 44
years, with the exception of two
or three years at a later period, ne
remained in the office of the presi
dent of the Union Pacific.
Onc Head of System.
At one period he was practically
the head of the great railroad prop
erty. That was in the days when S.
H. H. Clark was its managing official.
At one time during this period Mr.
Clark was out of Omaha for a whole
year, 111, and could not attend to
business. Tom Orr knew more about
the affairs of the Union Pacific than
any other half-dozen men and upon
him fell the management of the en
tire property.
After the Goulds had "squeezed
Union Pacific until, as they thought,
there was nothing left in. (he proper
ty and it passed" into the hands of a
receiver, Tom Orr. along with other
Gould "stand-bys," was taken to the
City of Mexico, as the representa
tive of Missouri Pacific, Iron Moun
tain, Cotton Belt and International
& Great Northern, the "southwest
ern" Gould system. He remained
there a year or so and then was
transferred to San Antonio, Tex.
But he longed for Union Pacific and
Omaha. And, incidentally, the
Union Pacific longed for Ton: Orr.
Just One Hobby.
Back to Omaha came Mr. Orr,
and again went to work in the office
of the president of Union Pacific.
He was the right hand man of
President Horace G. Burt, of Presi
dent A. Mohler. of President E.
H. Harriman, of President A. L.
Lovett and of President E. E. Cal
vin. In the "shuffle" which fol
lowed the transfer of the Union
Pacific from the Harriman interests
to those of the Rockefellers, Mr.
Orr was made assistant to the secre
tary of the entire. Union Pacific sys
tem, and was occupying that posi
tion at his death.
Personally, Tom Orr was modest
end quiet and unassuming. While
cognizant of all the details of the
road by which he was employed, he
was as close-mouthed as an oyster.
He has just one hobby aside
from Union Pacific railroad and its
affairs flowers. Out in the yard
at his home on Thirty-Eighth street,
just north of Farnam, there were
flowers of all kinds. During the
tulip and iris season he had literally
thousands of blossoms of these
flowers.
Nebraskans in Capital
To Argue Indian Land Suit
; Washington. D. C. March ' 18.
(Special Telegram.)-John L. Web
ster of Omaha and O. C. Anderson
of West Point, Neb., ire in Wash
ington to present oral arguments be
fore the supreme court in the cases
of Hiram Chase, jr., and Mary Gili
nan, who are suing the United
Mates to secure their allotments to
, Indian land in the Omaha and Win
nebago reservations. Mr. Webster
represents the Indian claimants, Mr.
Anderson the government. The case
will be reached next week.
Alabama Minister Takes
Charge in Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff. Neb., March 18.
(Special.) Rev. Charles K.,Weller
has assumed his duties as rector of
St. Andrews Episcopal church, fill
ing the vacancy, made by the res
ignation of Rev. Mr. Henry last
December. Rev. Mr. Weller is from
Jacksonville, Ala.
New Ticket at Minden
Minden, Neb., March 18. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Minden formed an
independent ticket for the city cam
paign at a caucus. The following
were nominated: Mayor, J. W. Ken
nedy: r councilmen, Carl Holmes,
Lauris" Jorgensen; clerk, Bart A.
Abet; treasurer, Carl Favinger;
school board, Mrs. F. F. Rogers
and LyT. Pedley.
Death Takes Omahan
Who Grew With U. P.
Reavis Tells the
Needs of Education
Addresses Scottish. Rite Ma
sons on Work that Is Being
Done Against Ignorance.
Congressman C. Frank Reavis was
the principal speaker at the banquet
of Scottish Rite Masons, held at the
cathedral. Thirtieth and Douglas
streets, Thursday evening. He spoke
on the work of Americanization and
education the Masonic fraternity is
fostering today.
Mr. Reavis especially commended
the Scottish Rite Educational Wel
fare association, organized in Jan
uary for the purpose of establishing
and administering. a student's revolv
ing loan fund. "This," he said, "is
not only a contribution to the future
of Nebraska, but to the nation and
through the nation to the world. He
gave some of the reasons for the
support of the Smith-Towner bill.
which has been endorsed by' the su-
. !t r .1-- ri...!.t. n .
pseme council 01 me ocouisn luie.
The funds to be appropriated for the
purpose of this measure will be ex
pended in efforts to eradicate illiter
acy and to forward the work of
Americanization among the foreign
ers who are now residents i in the
United States.
Cullen N. Wright of Scottsbluff
spoke feelingly and effectively of
what Masonry has done tor him and
of what it ought to mean to all the
craft, and the possibility ot service
to the world. Barton Daniels of
Wisner, class- orator, expressed thi
sentiments of the 200 others who
had gone with him through the work
of the degrees from the fourth to
the 32d, inclusive, during the reun
ion, which began on Monday morn
ing and closed on Thursday night.
John Emerson bimpson, a, master
of Kadosh of Nebraska Consistory
No. 1, presided at the banquet, and
Rev. Frank G. Smith acted as toasf-
master. Music was furnished by the
Tangier temple orchestra, under
leadership of Frank Elias, and the
Masonic quartet.
The 31st and 32d degrees of the
rite were conferred in full form
Thursday on a class of more than
200. Frank Cargill Patton, 33d, sov
ereign grand inspector general in
Nebraska, consecrated the class by
the service of anointing. '
Iowa Postofices Named to
Handle World Money Orders
Washington, March 18. (Special
Telegram.) The following postof
fices will become international mon
ey order offices on April 1:
Iowa Alt Vista. Alvord, Bennett. Ber
nard. Brandon, Brldgewater. Calamus,
Crawfordsvlll., dishing. Decatur, Douda,
Floyd, Oarnavlllo, Oreeley, Hlnton,
lonta, Klron, Maynard,. Minden, New
Hartford. New Providence. Nodaway, Pal
mer, Plsgah, Plalnfleld, Randolph, Rem
brandt, Rhodaa, South Bnfllsh, Van
Wrt.
South Dakota Aurora, Brandt, Car
ter, Claremont, Garden City, H1U City,
Hoamer, Interior, Jefferson, Lane, New
Underwood. Qulnn, South Shore, Strat
ford. Waeta. Whltewood.
Royal Welcome
Nebraska
Citizens of McCook to Go
In Body to Greet Velma
' Lois Sutton at
Holdrege. .
A royal welcome will be extended
bv southwestern Nebraska to one
of its fairest daughters, Miss Velm.t
Lois Sutton of McCook, when she
returns after, a mccessful debut in
grand opera in the Metropolitan
Opera house in Philadelphia.
Miss SutU-n 'A give a concert at
the meeting of the Southwestern
Nebraska Teachers' association in
Holdrege, Wednefdiy It will be
her first public appearance in Ne
braska, her native' state,
Started in McCook.
The McCock Commercial club has
chartered a special train in order
that the "home tolks'" can attend the
concert The d;iy has been de
clared a holiday in the western Ne
braska city and every citizen who
can possibly make the trip has been
signed up to be one of the welcom
ing committee. The McCook band,
which for years has been directed
by Miss Sutton'j father, will ac
company the party and greet the Ne
braska solcist ewith, "Hail, the Con
quering Hero Comes."
Under the tutelage of Mrs! Elling
ton Wilson Britt, Miss Sutton com
menced her musical career in Mc
Cook at the age of 14. She later at
tended Brownell Hall in Omaha and
studied music under Miss Mary
Munnchoff. '
She is a graduate of the . New
Unskilled Labor
Of U. P. to Fight
Cuts in Wages
'
Arguments that Present Scale
Is Fair to Be Presented in
Meet With U. P. Men
Here March 24.
That leaders of unskilled worker
on the Union Pacific railroad will re
sist the proposed wage reductions 's
indicated by a statement made here
yesterday by R. R. Butzer, general
chairman ot the Union Pacific board
of adjustment, and representatives of
members of the Brotherhood of Rail
way and Steamship Clerks, freight
handlers, express and station em
ployes working for the Union Pa
cific. Arguments intended to show that
the present scale is in every sense
"just and reasonable" will be present
ed at a "final" conference between the
management of the Union Pacific and
representatives of the men affected
by proposed wage reductions, accord
ing to Mr. Butzer's statement.
Conference ftfarch 24.
This conference will be held here
March 24 in the office of General
Manager W. M. Jcffers. R.; H. Jones
of Denver, representing Union Pa- j
cific maintenance of way employes,
and 1. M. Mericle of Lincoln, rep
resenting stationary firemen and oil
ers, will attend, in addition to Mr.
Butzer.
"Every effort will be made by
representatives of the organizations
affected to adjust this controversy
in a just and fair manner, complying
with all the laws enacted for the
justment of such disputes," Mr. But
zer said this morning.
The proposed cut In wages cannot
become effective until April 12, on
the Union Pacific, labor leaders say,
because of an agreement which re-
Suires the management to give a 30
ays' notice of a reduction. This no
tice was given March 12.
500 Omahans Affected.
Similar conferences to that of
March 24, will be or have been held
on jther railroads. About 500 Oma
ha men will be directly affected by
the conference, and many thousands
more on the system.
. Although no definite statement
has been made by the Union Pacific
management,' labor leaders believe it
will ask for a reduction to a 30 cent
minimum and 484 maximum wage.
The present minimum in most casts
is 54 cents an hour, according to la
bor leaders.
The statement issued by Mr. But
zc follows:
At the present time our public press Is
bei r .toi ui'ii wltn one-sided statements
as to the reasons for the present attack on
wages and working conditions of common
or unskilled labor.
Poorest Paid Class.
Organisations reDresentinc such labor
have been following; these statements with
treat interest and realising the fact that
tnit attack is Being made on tne poorest
fiald class In the United States, feel that
n all fairness to the men they represent;
the attention of the public should be called
to the real facts surrounding the common
laborer or unskilled worker.
There has 'been within .the past few
months many statements issued by the
monled Interests of this country to the ef
fect that the cost of living is being
actually reduced. The facts are that while
a few Items have been reduced a great
number of the necessities have been In
creased such as rents, fuel, etc.
Government statistics show that the re
duction in the cost of llvlns has only been
reduced 1 per cent in Omaha in the past
year and practically the same ratio in
other cities with no assurance that this
1 per cent reduction Is to be permanent
Purchasing Power Reduced.
Since 1917 salaries of this elans nf mil.
road labor have Increased approximately
i yer cent, wnue m cost or living has
been Increased approximately 104 per cent,
this particular craft In receiving- S9 nr
cent less in purchasing power for their
lauor i present man in 117.
It la Impossible for the railroad labor
that we represent to maintain the Amer
ican standard of living on their present
salary to say nothing of being able to lav
away enough to provide for themselves
and family during sickness and old gage
or to give their children a proper educa
tion. We have Investigated the matter of
education of the children of the employes
we represent and find In i. great many
cases, they have been taken out of school
to assist In providing ' the necessities of
life for the family. This Is a very de
plorable condition and tends to reduce the
moral of the entire i population of the
United States as the whole future of our
nation must depend upon the children of
today.
Based On Necessity.
The last Increase granted this class ot
labor by the United States Railroad Labor
board, was based on the actual necessity
of such Increase and accordingly, the rail
roads were granted Increase In freight and
passenger rates to cover this award, which
government statistics will show was far lit
excess of that granted the employes.
Final conferences will be held between
the railroad managements and represen
tatives of employes within a very short
time at which time detailed facts and
arguments will be placed tending to show
that the present rates are in every sense
just and reasonable and every effort will
be made by the representatives of the or
ganisations to adjust this controversy in
a Just and fair manner complying with all
laws enacted for the adjustment of such
disputes.
Planned for
Girl in Dpera
England Conservatory of Music,
where she studied both piano and
voice. For the past three years she
has been in New Y6rk City with
Madame Valaris and was coached
by Richard Wageman, one of the
directors of the Metropolitan Opera
house.
Miss Sutton made her debut in
Philadelphia, as Gilda in "Rigolet
to." It marked her, according to
musical critics of the Quaker City,
as a coming star among American
operatic singers. She later appear
ed in the title role of Lucia in"Lucia
d'Lammermoor" with equal eclat.
THE BEE: UMAHA, SATURDAY, AlAKUli la. liJl.
Fremont in Turmoil
I As Politicans Upset
"Dope" ai Caucuses
Fremont, Neb., March 18. (Spe
cial) Instead of a fusion of demo
crats and republicans, as predicted
for the office of mayor, each party
struck out for itself at caucuses and
is now launched upon a campaign to
put their respective candidates in the
chair, v The city is in a political
turmoil over the results of the cau
cuses. The G. O. P. named Charles
Green, florist, as its champion. The
democrats pulled an unsuspected
"card" from their sleeve and have
entered City Physicain James C.
Ages in the race. W. C. Wiley,
ex-mayor, announced before the con
vention that he was in a "receptive
mood." His supporters may yet
split up by writing his name on the
ballot. The Fourth ward is divided
on the choice for councilman. Otis
Gardner, preminent in public activ
ities, stated that the republican cau
cus held in that ward was "one of
the dirtiest political deals ever pulled
off in this city." As a result he and
his followers are supporting Arthur
Lyman against William Durkee, the
party candidate.
Scottsbluff Council to
Provide Auto Company Park
Scottsbluff, Neb., March 18. (Spe
cial.) Cross country tourists will
be welcomed to Scottsbluff this sum
mer by an inviting parking space
to permit camping for days if they
desire to rest on their, trip. -The
city council has voted to buy a park
half a mile from the center of the
business district and equip it in
every way possible for the comfort
of motorists.
The city council also voted to hold
a special bond election April 26
when f bond issue of $59,000 for
sewersfand $19,000 for water ex
tension will be put before the vot
ers. Southeastern Nebraska
Chess Players to Meet
Tecumseh, Neb., March' 18. (Spe
cial.) Chess players of southeastern
Nebraska will meet at Tecumseh,
March 23, for the first annual south
eastern Nebraska, chess tournament.
Every chess player is invited. Play
will start Wednesday evening and it
will be finished Thursday. Every
player will play one game with every
other player and the person having
the largest number of wins will hold
the championship for the following
year.
Tenant Farmers Urged to
Join Colonization Project
Grand Island, Neb, March 18.
(Special) C. J. McAllister, pres
enting the Frisco system, is in Grand
Island interesting tenant farmers in
this section to settle on Oklahoma,
Texas and Arkansas lands. Trans
portation of household goods is fur
nished free and opportunity given to
buy small tracts of land on a smalt
payment down. The Frisco system
has so far placed 300 Iowa, 263 Ne
braska ana 682 North and South
Dakota families. ,
Control ofj Grand Island.
Newspaper Changes Hands
Grans Island, Neb., March 18.
(Special) Charles Wasmer, busi
ness manager of the Grand Island
Herald for the past three years, has
purchased a controlling interest. It
is a weekly, newspaper succeeding
the Anzeiger-Herold a German lan
guage paper in the past There will
be no change in the corporation
owning the paper and its plant, nor
in the policies of the paper inde
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Uniform texture of its smooth, organ-like tone, together
with its perfect intonation in all positions, establishes
the superiority of the Couturier trombone. i
No "wolves" and no caprices which give such infinite
variety oi coior on cylindrical instruments.
Strong claims, but test
uuiruraenw toasy, mere
Our stock is quite complete. Also just received a new
aiujjment oi genuine narwooa saxapnones.
If you can't call, write.
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Fort Dodge Man Says He'd
Been Going Down Hill
Ten Year Before He Got
Tanlac FeeU Fine Now
"Tanlac is the medicine for old
folks, too, and I have never seen
anything that could come up to it
during the 7J years of my life,"
said Henry D. Dessinger of 27yi
South Seventh street, "Fort Dodge,
la.
"I don't care how old a man hap
pens to be there is no use 'of him
feeling bad and run down if he will
iust take a few bottles of this Tan
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gradually pulling me down for about
10 years until Tanlac stopped my
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Dunkle s Plea of
Self-Defense is
-Rejected by Jury
Nickerson Man Found Guilty
Of Manslaughter for j
Killing Player ii
Poker Game.
Fremont, Neb., March IS. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Richard Henry
Dunkle was foimd guilty of man
slaughter by a jury after deliberat
inii four hours. A charge ofTirst
degree murder was filed against him
for the shooting of Ross Wicker
sham in a poker game tight. Sen
tence is to be pronounced later,
Attorney J. h Rcrn, for the de
fense.' asked that his client be given
his freedom on the basis of self-defense.
He painted a stirring picture
of Dunkle standing alone in the
Nickerson pool hall held at bayby
the four or five others who took part
in the fatal poker game. He enacted
the struggle which he declared took
place and showed how. the defendant
was bullied and browbeaten by the
ang- . . . .
Attorney Look depicted tJunkie
always carrying a gun when he en
tered a poker- game, how he be
came enraeeJ when he lost money,
viciously threatened to shoo until hi.
loss was made up, and when orderea
to put up his gun, pulled it from its
scabbard and shot. He attacked
Dunkle's claim for self-defense, by
describing the manner in which
Wickersham was shot, the ball en
tering his side as he was trying to
escape.
Resinol
keeps a mam skin fit
No matter Low efficient a man may
be, If be has an ugly skin eruption
be Is bound to create an unfavorable
Impression. Why run this risk when
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
clear away eczema and Similar hu
mors so easily? This gentle treat
ment has been prescribed by phy
sicians for years to heal skin trou
bles, and It rarely fails.
Resinol Shaving Stick makes th
dally shave a pleasure. Aah your drug
tilt tor the Resinol trio.
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ing up the hill of good health. I
suffered from indigestion accom
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also had terrible smothering sensa
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nights were restless and sleepless,
and I was in such bad shape I never
expected to be a well man again.
. "I finally got hold ot Tanlac. and
it has only taken three bottles of
the medicine to put me in the best
of condition. I never have a sign
of stomach trouble now, and have
gained several pounds in weight. 1
eat everything I want, even things
I haven't dared touch before in a
long time, and I feel years younger.
Tanlac has done so much for me I
can never repay the debt of grati
tude I owe the medicine."
Tanlac is sold by the leading
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For the past few weeks almost eveiy incoming express has
brought its quota of becoming springtime styles from eastern
fashion centers. Many being copies of more expensive gar
ments are moderately priced.
New Easter Suits
If you want further proof of their charm come
and see them and try them on. New Sport, Cos
tume and Eton suits are shown in serges, nov
elty cheeks, covert cloth, &QfV50
etc, at.
New Easter Coats
These bewitching Coats serva a "double purpose."
They have warmth without weight, and add a
touch of style smartness to the costume 1 f 7. 50
that can be obtained in no other way V A Up
JUST before housecleaning time a sale of GOOD Rugs at prices I
that will set new records for VALUE GIVING. There arc I
floral, medallion, all-over and Oriental patterns to choose from
in beautiful color combinations. I
VELVET RUGS 27x54 inch sizes AXMINSTER
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2,3S $3,2S 3'9S
$107- $1278
AXMINSTER RUGS in 27x54 inch
sizes, attractive designs with turned
ends
3'29 $3 95 $4,3S $5 25
AXMINSTER RUGS with deep nap
in 36x70 inch sizes for this one day
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$g.25 $y.45 $y.93 $(J-5
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Lloyd Woven Sleepers, a beauti
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and deep upholstering, special,
f0artu.rfrr $27.50
Sulkies at $6.95, $8.50 Up
Go-Carts, $10.50,$12.5O Up
"AJAX" Cat Stove with four
powerful, gas saving burners and
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$1.45
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$1.59
Big, Hardy, Bushy
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There is an irresistible charm about the new
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coming styles to suit every taste, 1 Q 50
at , $7uP
$5 Hat Sale
Dainty little hats for street wear large, droop
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$2.79
Fiber Rocker in rich brown fin
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