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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. APRIL- 1, 1921. Youth Accuses His Father of Murdering Man Boy HeW in Jail Who Has Been Maintaining He Did Killing Changes Story and Savs Parent Did It. ! Cardinal Buried With i Countries Prompt every nonororunnrcni h pavinft League 1 1 1 '""I V'liicagoJ Vatcd light S mini Akron. O.. March 31. C. P. Smith. 18, who Akron police cay cou ieneil in Los Angeles two weeks lio to the murder here of Peter liur October N, last night accused his father; Charles Yv Snyth, of the int. according to officials. Confronted by his father in the prosecutor's office, young Smith broke down, authorities said, appcal in to the parent to "tell them that you used the hatchet." "I can't stand it any longer," he was quoted as paying. "I've told them a dozen stories, and they've all hroken down. I can't sleep. I ca:i sec that man now with the wound in his head." Young Smith is said to have main tained ever since his arrest with his father and the latter's alleged wife, Olive Montuncz, in Los Angeles, two weeks ago, that he had alone killed Shur, The body was buried in an outhouse, where it was later found and investigation of the death started. President Confers : On Railroad Situation (( ntlinifil From r One.) lnttting a readjustment that would pave the way for the demanded re duction in freight rates and pas senger fares. It is regarded likely that the president inquired as to the probability of a decision bv the la bor board in the near future. Railroad' executives believe there should be a reduction in freight rates many hold the belief that low er rates would bring in greater rev enues than the present rates, even with tonnage approaching a normal figure but with the record of Janu ary staring them in the face and- the probable repetition of that record iiv! a greater degree in February ajifl March, they arc not in a positiWi to promise a reduction in rates.Siucc wages constitute the cliief single item of expense in the operajjftii of the roads it-is obvious trupte must be some reduction there. yr The low amounbrtft freight being carried, and the large number of surplus freight ars throughout the I nited Mates yas nrought to trie at- icuuuil oi uicprcsiimii. 1onfercnje Between Lahor Railroads Proposed March 31. (By the As-1 sressA Railroad employes id a proposal before Presi- rding for a conference he- settle the transportation i 11... - A T ill iiidijr la lui .tinru. 1 r f Til SILTIlfll IV II. iil ill till, laurvav .111 Lahoiv.the president call a conference be- "to undertake to com- ierences on ati poinis rn fr. Jewell declared the is nad every iaun inai sutu a. . ? !J U 'n..i.fiiv. ti immediate salutary results." The telegram was sent to ask a voice in the solution of the railroad problem which was considered at a conference in Washington today be tween the president and R. M. Bar ton, chairman of the United States railroad labor board, and E. E. Clarke, chairman of the interstate commerce commission. Referring to the rtresidcnt'i inaugural declaration i hat "he preferred the settlement of industrial contr5vcrsies at the confer ence table, the employes expressed willingness to hold such conference immediately. Britain is Blamed J For Riots in Ireland (Continued From Pag One.) neater rart of -Ireland, British Ccmrts have ceased to function; lo rountv and cit-v government re fnp tn recocnize British authority, and British civil officials fuTfill no fiinrt.m nf service to the Irish people. "7. In spite of the British 'terror' the majority of the Irish people nave sanctioned by ballot the Irish repub lic, give their allegiance to it, pay taxes to it,, and respect the decisions of its courts and of its civil officials.'' "Charges Misleading." Washington, March 31. General conclusions of the unofficial cont mission of the Committee of 100 in vestigating conditions in Ireland, placing moral responsibility for dis orders there on the British govern ment are characterized as "biased and wholly misleading," in a state ment issued by the British embassy, in: answer to the commission's re port. . The report, the embassy state ment said, was "entitled to exactly the amount of weight which should be given to any judgment based en tirely upon the evidence of ex-parte statements and put forward for the most part, by persons admittedly holding extreme views." "That the crown forces in Ireland under almost incredible provocation patiently borne during many months, have on some occasions broken the bonds of discipline and committed unjustifiable acts of violence, is not denied," the ambassy statement con tinued, "but to say that such acts have been ordered, encouraged or condoned by the British government is false. The interests which suf fer most by acts of indiscipline are those of the government itself." The statement issued by the em bassy said, in part: "The report of the commission on conditions in Ireland is entitled to exactly the amount, of weight which should be given to, any judg ment based on the evidence of ex parte statements put forward for the most part by persons admittedly holding extreme views. It is biased and wholly misleading. "Ireland so far from being a dev- rstated country, is the most bros perous part of the United Kingdom and probably 61 western Europe. A reliable index to the general prosper ity of the country can be fourrdUn the returns of deposits in joint stock banks which have increased as fol lows: 1914, 147.000.000: 191!?. 166,000,000; 19.20, 200,000,000." (Ibntlnued From Fag Onr.) ing their caps and gowns. The scholars with their hoods of blue and red, orange and gold, turquoise and green and the churchmen of high rank in their brilliant ceremonial robes seated themselves, with the white-surpliced clergy. Chanting Continues Hour. about the same time, covering 30 or i Aurora Rotarv Club Will tu xowns wuniu ramus oi aooui o miles of Superior, advertising the city and its Fourth of July celebra tion, Chautauqua and other attractions. Ninete en Per Cent of First Superior Bottling Works Increases riant Capacity Superior, Neb., March 31. (Spc- Budxet Has Been Archbishop Boiuano, celebrant of nations have been prompt in Paid. Geneva. March 31. Countries which are members of the league of the mass, seated himself on the throne of the late Cardinal Gibbons. Chanting, his assistants advanced to the altar and from it bore back vest ments of black, silver embroidered. Rising, the celebrant, divested him self of his mourning robe of purple ajid clad himself in the vestments .tor the mass. Then wearing white mitre he stepned from throne and followed by assisting priests and acolytes, moved to the altar steps, where he knelr. For nearly an hour the clian'ing continued as the archbis'.iou rcai from a great tome. At last the celebrant returned to his throne. In the pulpit appeared Archbishop Glennqn, wiio delivered the eulogy. After the funeral sermon. Arch bishop Bouzano stepped to the b;cr. kneeling at the font. Then the solemn Gregorian chant was sung. It previously had been heard only in Rome at the funeral of a pope. Then came the final absolution, 'lo the chant of priests and choristers, live archbishops encircled the catafalque .twice, the first time cast ing holy water on the body, the sec ond time incense. Then with priests in white choir clothes surrounding the bier and the apostolic delegate and his assistants kneeling at the foot, the audience bent ils head in final prayer. By this time the rain had stopped. The recessional moved down th; center aisle and passed into the churchyard where the waiting thousands gazed upon the ecclesiasti cal procession. re mitting their dues to that organiza tion according to a statement by the financial section of the secretariat oi ti e league. The statement shows that 97 1-2 per cent of the 297,029, represent ing the first budget of the league, was paid, and that member states. -'jiSi except Argentine, Paraguay and l'"e ! Salvador, forwarded their dues. A total of 7.300,000 gold francs have been paid so far on the second budget of 10.000.000 francs, nineteen ( f the 42 members having paid in full and ten having made partial pay ments. Although demand notes for the dues for 1921 were sent out only the last of January, six countries have already paid in full and most of the others have announced the date their remittances will be sent. The budget for 1921 amounts to 21,250,000 gold francs. cial.) J. M, Silver of the Superior Bottling works nas just installed new bottle washing and sterilizing machinery, together with a number of time-saving devices to operate in connection with the filling and cap ping machines, increasing his ca pacity 60 per cent. Mr. Silver shipped out 1,500,000 pounds of bottle goods last year and expects to make it 2,500,000 pounds this year, with the new equipment. Auto Dealers Report Business is Now Normal Fairbury, Neb., March 31. (Spe cial.) Thirty Ford dealers ot Jci ferson and adjoining counties held a convention at Fairbury. By com parison it was learned that business is nearly as good as it was a year ago and much better than a month aeo. Collections are slow, but im- proving gradually. I Filj;ng Statjon flt SJJney Ord High School Holds ' Sidney. Xeb.. March JI.-Special. r. i . n . . ! The Consumers Co-operative Oil Declamatory Contest ; company of Kansas City closed a Ord, Neb.. March 31. Special.) j deal for a long-time lease on one of The Ord High school held its an-j the most prominent corners in Sid- Eutertaiu Nearby Farmers Aurora, Neb., March 31. (Sp; cial.) Dr. Orville Moore of York was the principal speaker at the nionthlv evening meeting of the Aurora Rotary club. Dr. Moore j was chairman of the committee I which originally organized the Au ! rora club. At the April meeting of the club, representatives of the. farm ers organizations of Hamilton couniy will be the guests of the Ro tary club. Homer Otto, farmer member of the club, will preside at the meeting. I he program will out line the means and methods for bet ter co-operation between the city and the country. Jefferson County Will Lower Land Assessment Fairbury, Neb.. March 31. (Spe cial.) Precinct assessors of Jeffer son county met with O. R, Jones, county assessor. All ot the 18 as sessors were present. It was decided to lower land values this year 10 per cent. The work begins April 1. Arthur Denney and C. O. Axtell have been appointed as dcppties.to act in Fairbury city. nual declamatory contest in the M. E. church. Ten contestants partici pated. Miss Florence Kennedy won first place and Helen Wilson sec ond. The winner represents Ord in the district contest at Kearney, on April 8. Two Trade Trips Planned By Superior Business Men Superior, Neb., March 31. (Spe cial.) The grain and wholesale men oi Superior are planning to have over 100 large thermometers, made to be presented to the various towns covered by the booster trip being planned for the second week in June, when a score or more of the larger interests of the city will drive over their territory on a week's trip, vis- , i. . n 1 j iuhk mc iirtiic an iiionjf inr flower tvt-u t'MI t Tl tier of Nebraska counties and the Will Kill Prairie Dogs ncrthern Kansas counties west of Su- Lodgepole, Neb., March 31. (Spe perior to ' Colorado. The Superior 1 cial.) A campaign against prairie Ordrr of Shifters is arranging an-1 dogs is soon to be launched here other more local booster trip for! by County Agent Scott. Carp Are Plentiful Lodgepole, Neb-, March 31 (Spe cial.) With the water low for thi. time of year, carp are plentiful in the Lodgepole creek. ney and will immediately build a large tilling station to reail oil to the public. j Cantata at Sutherland I Sutherland, Neb., March 31. i (Special.) Mrs. Theodore Nichols, j music teacher in the High school I here, directed an Easter cantata in ! the Methodist church. Thirty voices j were in the choir. The choir is con sidered one of the best in western Nebraska. Elect School Teacher Sutton, Neb., March 31. (Special.) The board of education has elect ed Superintendent R. H. Graham for next year and eleven other teachers. J5L r ' lllliilj8 3 JSj JsJ 1 1 ' New "Victor Records April J 19.21 Sophie Braslau Enrico Caruso Alfred Cortot Giuseppe De Luca Beniamino Gigli Mme. Homer and Miss Louise Homer John McCormack and Fritz Kreisler Philadelphia Orchestra Sergei Rachmaninoff Titta Ruffo Just a Little House of Love Serenata (Memories of a Concert) Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 Part I (Liszt) Piano Beau Soir (A Beautiful Evening) Gioconda Cielo.e mar (Heaven and Ocean) Oh Morning Land O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair Samson et Dalila Bacchanale Study from "The Children's Corner" (No. 1 Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum) Piano Munasterio (The Monastery) The Merchant of Venice C 1 ) Shvlock's Speech (2) The Mercy Speech E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe Gagliarda Arturo Toscanini and La Scala Orchestra Serenade (fierne) Violin Efrem Zimbalist Hush-a-Bye, Baby Mine v Elsie Baker Mammy Dear , Elsie Baker Aida Ritorna vincitor (Return'Victorious) Lucy Isabelle Marsh Aida O patria mia (My Native Land) Lucy Isabelle Marsh Carry Your Cross With a Smile Homer Rodeheaver Tell Me the Story of Jesus Homer Rodeheaver Valse Erica Saxophone Rudy Wiedoeft Saxophobia Saxophone Rudy Wiedoeft Home Again Blues Medley Fox Trot Original Dixieland Jazz Band Crazy Blues Fox Trot Original Dixieland Jazz Band My Mammy Peerless Quartet Underneath Hawaiian Skies Albert Campbell Henry Burr Look for the Silver Lining Edna Brown Charles Harrison Wandering Home Helen Clark Charles Hart She Gives Them All the Ha! Ha! Ha! Billy Murray Stop! Look! Listen! American Quartet Rose Nightingale Medley Fox Trot All Star Trio assisted by their Orchestra Tip-Top Medley One-step I Never Knew Fox Trot Do You Ever Think of Me?-Medley Fox Trot Bright Eyes Medley Fox Trot Love Bird Medley Fox Trot Sally Medley Fox Trot Lady Billy Medley Fox Trot Joseph C Smith's Orchestra Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra Jntnli fL Smith's OrrTioitra Joseph C. 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You Enter 0 11 Scotch Mole Fur Scarfs $22.50 Featuring a collection of these desirable new, furs at an unusually 1 o w price. The Fur Shop Third Floor Special: Silk Lisle Hose 75c A hiost desirable quality, full fashioned, with gar ter tops and double soles. Mildred "Stylish Stout" ermusuns Extra size undermuslins that are well designed, graceful and certain to please. Gowns with embroidery trimmings. Slipover short sleeve styles in flesh and white, $2.25 to $3.50. Corset covers of soft, fine nainsook, with lace and embroidery trimm ings, $1.50 to $2.50. chemise, skirts ers, $2 to $4.50. Bloomer! made of cotton crepe, $f.35. Sport Apparel Is Diverting h One of the most attrac tive fashions is the brightly colored coat that is worn with a white skirt. , Skirts, both pleated and plain in style, are gay with plaid3 and stripes. l Sweaters have many an interesting variation fringes are in vogue. : Blouses are delight fully becoming a n d no end of styles. Apparel Third Floor Enveloo fand dra Washable Silk Gloves Sixteen-buton length Kayser silk gloves are $3.25 and $3.75. Strap wrist silk gauntlets are shown in white, beaver, mastic and pongee for $2.50 and $3.25. Second Floor Both are washable. J v Illinois Central Sysrem Discusses Subject of Freight Rate Reduction There is a good deal of discussion at this lime, especially in the press, about railway freight rates. Some writers contend that they are tooiigh and constitute an impediment to business. Others, having more regard for the necessity of adequate transportation, and the increased cost of producing it, consider the present level of freight rates reasonable and advocate at least a fair try-out which has not yet been had. . It is admitted that there are inequalities in some of the rates that will have to be adjusted, but the basic rate is not too high, at present operating costs, if the railways are to be expected to furnish adequate transportation. The question of adequate transportation is one that is ofteji lost sight of. Without it business cannot be carried on successfully. So eminent an authority as Chairman Edgar E. Clark, of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, whose ability and fidelity to the public interest is unquestioned, has recently called attention to the narrow margin between railway revenue and operating expenses and fixed charges. In view of existing conditions, it is unfortunate that there should be an agitation for the lowering of freight rates. This can only result in raising false hopes that the rates can be reduced, and perhaps in retarding the development of business. If shippers are . led to be lieve the rates can, or will, be reduced, they will naturally postpone shipments. Stability of the rates at which the commerce of the country is carried is of the utmost importance. If freight rates should be manipulated up and down in response to every tempo rary business fluctuation, it would naturally result in more serious business depressions. Rail way freight rates must be operative over a period of time to insure business stability. It is contended by some that a reduction of rates would encourage shipping and provide more adequate railway revenue through a greater volume of traffic that the August rate r crease created a restriction on business and was a factor in precipitating the depression whi followed. Take cotton, for example. A year ago cotton was selling for about 40 cents a pou while in November, more than two months after the August increase became effective, the p; was about 15 cents. The present market price is about 11 cents. If a reduction of 50 cent were made in the freight rate on cotton, it probably would not result in the movement a bale of cotton which will not move at the present rate. A study of the situation will show that the August increase in rates had an. almost n ligible effe i upon business. During September and October, and well into November, the m ways handled a maximum traffic. By the middle of November the "buyers' strike," which b gan early in the summer, was reflected in a general recession of business. The public ha gone on strike against war prices and was determined to force liquidation. The pre-war freight rates were not sufficient to attract as much new capital as was neede for enlargement and expansion of the railway plant. The cost of labor, materials and supplie: in all probability, will never go back to pre-war levels. They ought not to do so entirely. Busi ness should adjust itself to the present level of freight rates, at least until net railway operat ing income, through economical and efficient management, rises to a point where a reduction of freight rates would be justified without impairment of service. ' There are few lines of business prospering during this reconstruction period. The fanners are not prospering and the great manufacturing industries are not prospering. They are going through the same readjustment process that the railways are going through. The railways are struggling back to normal, and they will succeed if they have the support and confidence of the public if the public is not led astray by the unconstructive criticism of those who would like to see them fail. Wholesome criticism is a good thing, but wholesome criticism coupled with a remedy is a better thing. Any student of the railway question knows that the railways, carrying the bur dens that have been fastened upon them by war prices and government control, cannot function without rates commensurate with their increased expenses. Since 1917 freight rates in the United States are estimated to have increased on the whole about 68 per cent and passenger fares about 45 per cent. During the same period railway wages have increased more than 100 per cent, while materials and supplies have increased from 100 to 200 per cent, and even more. Ultimately, the burdensome costs of producing transportation will be lower. In the mean time the basic freight rate cannot be lowered if the country's transportation plant is to func tion. The public's stake is primarily in having a railway plant at all and in keeping it at service pitch. The railway's stake is in earning enough net income to maintain itself and attract the necessary capital to improve itself so that service can be rendered. America is sound to the core; American business principles are sound; and we should not be disheartened over conditions. However, this is a time when clear thinking is needed a time to stand for the principles that gave to America the greatest and most efficient system of rail ways in'the world. Above all, it is not a time to lend encouragement to those who are seek ing to fasten permanently upon the railways the very evils from which they are now struggling to free themselves. I 1 Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited. C. H. MARKHAM, President, Illinois Central Syttem. :USE BEE WANT ADS THEY BRING RESULTS: .1 1
