THE BEE; OMAHA, THUKSUAY, APRIL 21, 1921.
Recognition .of
Ireland Asked at
Chicago Meeting
Resolution! Urging Action by
United States Passed at
'Closing Session f of
Convention.
Chicago, 1 April CO; Immediate
recognition by: the .United. States of
Ireland at a free and sovereign state,
was asked in' resolutions adopted at
the closing session of the first an
nual convention of the, American
Association for the Recognition of
the Irish Republic.
Declaring that the association was
composed of more than 500,000
members who were represented by
4,100 delegates, the resolution said:
"The president isva!so hereby re
spectfully urged to notify the presi
dent of the Irish republic to appoint
duly accredited commissioners or
ambassadors to negotiate with the
president of the United States such
treaty or treaties as may be in ex
istence between the government of
the United States and the govern
ment! Of the most favored nations "
Another resolution, extended
"hearty sympathy and'asurances of
support to tne cause oi inaian in
dependence and the just national as
pirations of all other peoples,".-after
declaring that "the Indian people are
struggling to attain absolute in
dependence and establish a federated
republic of the United States of In
dia,by overthrowing British rule in
India' .;"
This resolution was adopted after
Tara Knath Das, who, as an Ameri
can citizen is general organi?.cr for
the friends of freedom in India, "had
addressed the delegates and plrdged
them the "support of many millions
of my kindred in the cause of free
dom from British rule."
Colombian Treaty
Ratified by Senate
, (Continued From Tng One.)
man.. Later on it was out to an-
Why All This Hulabaloo?
The city commission is about to pass an ordi
nance which raises the electric rates of 150 big
patrons of the Nebraska Tower company, wIjo have
been paying less than the cost of manufacturing
and delivering the current which they have used.
' The saving is to be passed along to the 40.000
ordinary folk who have been paying 6 cents for
electricity while the "big boys" have been paying,
'from seven-eights of one cent to two cents. Their. .,
ra'te ,is reduced from 6 to 55 cents.'-
; Cfty Commissioner'. G. Ure has led the move
nient which brought this reduction about. ;
Docs this explain the vicious campaign being
; iTiacIe"agaiiist Ure,a campaign the more scurrilous
because it uses half-truths as its basis aud insinua
tion instead of open-handed fighting as its tool?
The World-Herald, leading the fight for Dahl
maii and against tlie present city commission, makes
Much of Ure's failure to insist upon the passage of
Ins ordinance for a $250,000 "baby" municipal elec
tric light plant. It claims that Ure "changed his
mnd" and turned his back on municipal ownership.
Omaha needed a municipal electric l'ght plant
much more in 1915 than it does today. Rates were
higher then, and the cost of making electricity was
lower. The profits in the business were much
greater. But Governor Morehead, elected by the
aid of the World-Herald, vetoed the municipal elec
tric light bill passed by the legislature. The World
Herald never failed to support Morehead loyally in
subsequent campaigns for United States senator
and governor., '. '
In 1913, the city commission two of whose mem
bers were James C. Dalhman and J. B. Hummel
favored a' 25-year franchise for the Omaha Gas com
pany, and the World-Herald, now supporting the
candidacies of these two gentlemen, fought with all
its heavy artillery for that franchise. The people
turned it down by an overwhelming vote and decided
later to own their own gas plant.
Those things happened when there ws "grayy"
in the public utility business, when electric light
rates were higher than they are today.
The World-Herald, and Dahlman and Hummel,
Vet Ure, when he introduced his ordinance, stated j. h wJ fc intercsts of th ord;
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publicly that it was "a club". Should it be possible
to manufacture electricity by such a plant at a lower
rate than that now proposed which is exceedingly
doubtful, in view of present Jiigh construction costs
it would be years before the plant could supply
the city. .But as "a club," the proposal had imme
diate value. It kept the Nebraska Power company
from raising rates and' going into court to protect
itself by long years of litigation, such as the city
suffered in the "dollar gas" and similar cases.
Ure turped the plan, to immediate advantage.
'He used his ordinance for the purpose, for which. he
jsaid he would use it. With the support of his fellow
jcotujnissioners, he gave a reduction of $80,000 a year
i to "e people who use electricity for lighting their
'homes, their offices their little stores. He and
the other commissioners propose. that the "big boys.'
'who were getting their electricity for less than it
cost, shall pay their proper share of the burden.
Is it in defense of the "big boys" that this
hulabaloo is being raised? Some folks might think
so.
nary run of folk not if the votors knew what they
were doing when they cast their ballots.
Is it for the same reason that these same people
are fighting Ure and his fellow commissioners to
day? .'
After all., what is the issue?
Jt is not t. put into offire men who wilt take
orders from this newspaper or that, from this clique
or that. Not a man in Omaha, it is safe to say, can
find in the 14 candidates seven who will agree with
him at all times. and on every issue. Certainly The
Bee cannot r " "
The issue is to pick the men who, all in all,
best represent the cr.y and give most promise of de
cent government.
Can W. G. Ure be omitted fromuch a list? Can
Dean Ringer?' Can.Towl, or Falconer, or'Zimman
or Butler?
other vote and beaten by the more
decisive vote oi so to ou. ,
On r the first roll call Senator
Lodge voted in favor of the amend
ment, but he switched on the second.
The republican senators who finally
allied with democrats and defeated
the amendment were?
Ball, Bursum, Cameron, Colt,
Curtis, Dillingham, Fetnald, France,
Frelinghusen, Gooding, Harreld,
Keyst Knox, Ladd; LaFollette,
1 nrtar Yfrlv inlov. MrT.rnn. New.
Nicholson, Oddie, Penrose. Phipp,
Miortridge, spencer, stanneia, Mer.
ling, Sutherland and Warren.
; Canal Privileges Attacked.
Viimppmn nltcinnt uirr made tr
eliminate the privileges granted to
f'nlnmhia in th use of the canal.
A ,iif1mnl frtr thi mirnnse were
pivjci'Cd by, Senator Poitfdexter of!
Washingtoivand isenator wadswortn
of New York. They were all beaten.
Senator Pomdexter proposed another
amendment to reduce the payment
from $25,000,000 to $15,000,000. This
also was rejected,, .
A crimonious debate preceded the
final showdown. Republican senators
bitterly reproached the administra
tion for advocating economy and
thn rvrAnn;incr sq its first act tO fflVe
$23,000,000 in payment of a "black
mail - temana. un me omcr nanu,
democratic senators announced their
willingness to support the pact be
cause they felt that Roosevelt had
done Colombia a great wrong in 1903.
wmnr. runt-rie nt rcenraKtta. re-
publican, jerfed at his1 colleagues for
turning a "tlTff-tiop on me treaty ai
President Harding's request, after
denouncing it as "blackmail"
"We shoiul send an apology to
democratic sfiators for what we said1
about Wilsoti and about their being
Tubber-stamps," he said: "We ought
to abolish the senate, invest $4 or $5
in rubber stamps, send them to the
president and; save the salaries of 96
senators." 1 xT ",, ,
Senator Wadsworth of New York,
republican; declared that the ratifica
tion of the treaty was inexcusable,
and told the senate he was not suffi
ciently "nimble-footed" to change his
position. $ ' y, ;
Kenyon Denounces Treaty.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, republi
can, described the treaty as "a prop-'
osition to pay .$25,000,000 to a set of
bandits in a pact denounced for years
by republican leaders as blackmail.
He declared it did not square with
the republican promises of economy
and called attention to the fact that
the world war veterans have been
denied the bonus on the ground of
"insufficient funds."
"What are you going to say. to
them after vou pay this $23,000,000
blackmail?" Tie asked.
The Iowa senator declared that re
publican leaders-never would have
dared to brin up the treaty in
Roosevelt's lifetime. He called it an
insult to Roosevelt's memory."
Senator Borah declared the treaty
constituted "a solemn impeachment
of the, veracity, and conduct of two
srAf 'Americans Roosevelt - alia
Hay r : ; 1 .
Senator Cummms of Iowa, republi
can, declared the treaty? "dishonors
both theUnited States and Colom
bia i - i-
Senator Lodge told the senate the
treatv had been asked for by the
president "as a part of a great major
policy of vast importance, not only
to the United States, hut to the whole
western hemisphere."
He said the ratification of the
treaty constituted the initial step in
the policy. He also advocated rati
fication on the ground that it was de
sirable to improve the security of
the Panama canal.
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Niobrara Presbytery
ln Session in Waicf ieJd
Wakefield,: Neb., April 20. (Spe
c iJ.y The annual spring meeting of
the,Kiobrara, presbytery is in session
-here.. "The executive commission of
presbytery consists of RevA W.O.
Harper of Laurel, Rev. George Bray
of . Pender, Prof, Cross of
Wayne and It. L: Thomas of Stuart.
A feature of the opening was a ser
mon by Kev Dr. J. M. Caldwell, vet
eran pastor of the synod of Nebras
ka. Dr. Catdwell is R3 years of age
and has spent a half century, and
more in the ministry.
Ye, a good cigar ran he had for
5ctry "NEW CURRENCY." All
svod uteres, Ait,-'- ' i pv
Rail Waste Bunion
A Year Is Charged
(Continued From Page One.)
saving could be effected of at least
150,000,000.
Save in Shop Work.
"Shoo Organization Improvements
It is conservatively estimated that
by a proper shop organization an
annual saving could be effected of
at least $17,000,000.
"Power Plant Fuel Saving It is
estimated that in this field the pos
sible saving of fuel would, by itself,
amount to an annual' total of $10,
000.000. "Water Consumption Savings It
is estimated thai easily attainable
Savings in the consumption of water
alone would amount annually tn
$12,600,000.
"Service of Supply Savings It is
estimated that the wastes and abuses
amount annually to not less thar
$75,000,000.
"Shop Cost Accounting Savings
Use of efficient methods of cost ac
counting would mean an annual sav
ing to the amount of $10,900,000.
Labor Turnover Losses.
, 1'4LaUot."' Turnover Savings It jis
estimated that the. avoidable wastr.
incident to labor turnover alone
amounts to mote than $40,000,000.
"Loss and .Damage; Sayings It ii
estimated - that " an' annual saving
might be effected to the amount of
$90,000,000.
"Total It will be noted that the
avoidable wastes here listed are but
partially represented in the accom
nanvinsr monev estimates: neverthe
less, the sum of these iticomplet
Figures represent an annuar unneces
sary waste of $178,500,000."
Further alleged large-scale wastes,
losses and inefficiencies in the
equipment and operation of the rail
ways, difficult of approximate esti
mate in dollars and cents, are given
in the exhibit as follows:
. "Wastes due to remediable defects
in car equipment.
"Wastes due to defective power
equipment
"Wastes through inefficient
handling of tractive power.
Other Means of Losses.
"Wastes due to inadequate engine
terminals.
"Wastes due to defective main
tenance of way. ; The American
Railway Engineering association,
discussing losses through lack of
standardization, states that 'over 50
different sections of rail are rolled
between the weights of 70 and 140
pounds, when seven sections. win
answer all the purposes and are all
that are recommended by this asso
ciation.' It further computes some
of the wastes involved, and points
out that want of standardization in
frogs and switches and in width of
roadbed accounts for large avoid
able losses." ,
"Wastes due to inefficient train
operation. It is estimated that
losses aggregating perhaps $600,000,
000 a year are attributable to man
agerial incompetence .in train opera
tion. Freight train terminal facili
ties in a sense -determine the entire
capacity of railroads in the expedi-
in handling of transportation, and
yet these facilities are permitted to
remain iu a state of inadequacy that
is astonishing. ;
"Miscellaneous wates due to an
equated equipment and to bad man
sgtment The exhibit attempts to
show a neglected state of railway
.iiuipment by mews of numerous
examples. Failure to modernise lo
comotives is estirraird to entail an
avoidable fuel loss of nearly $15.00Q
v nually for each 'VnimprovrJ loco
motive making 40000 engine miles
a year.
Some Publicity Costs
"Wastes in mis ellaneous over
head, advertising snd the railway
administration's public propaganda.
The railway employes declare that
the railroad administrations ' hnv
wrsted their resources in miscel-
aneous overhead, advertising. ($26.
01 0.000 in 1917,1 legal expenses
X$13,000,000 in 19!;) and in the
maintenance of propaganda calculat
ed to " influence public pirlort
toward railroad affairs.
"Administrative iglect to" main
tain engineering research, and neg
lect or resistance to improvement
generally.' - . -
According. to the exhibit railway
managers, in many cases have sys
tematically fought ; scientific cost
fir-ding methods; introduction of the
-newer methods of personnel han
dling; standardization in equipment
and s?milar innovations. In respect
to coat accounting the exhibit ar
gues that railway equipment de
terioration often has occurred be
cause the management has declared
dividends without regard to the
maintenance of adequate reserves to
cover depreciation.
Propose Many Economies.
The exhibit specifies in consider
able detail many of the particular
economies which the employes think
should be adopted but they are not
in general use upon the railways,'
and alleged inefficiencies complained
of' being based upon comparisons
with the standards of actual experi
ence and the practices in use upon
well managed roads.
The data in the exhibit was de
rived mainly from studies and re
ports of consulting engineers, me
chanical engineers and other tech
nicians in the railway industry,
from the estimate and judgements
of the executive officers of many
large railroads and from experts in
matters of railway equipment, ac
cording to union officials. Matter
is included also from the preceedings
of important railway associatons
and clubs and from railway periodi
cals, governmental investigations '
and the reports of officials of the
United States railway administration.
- In concluding, the exhibtt points,
out that trte remedjes; suggested, "in
many instances, th8 specific methods
whereby these wastes can be ob
viatedlargely from the mouths of
railroad experts and officials," re
quire close co-operation between the
managements and the employes.
"Without the good will of their
men," the exhibit said, 'without a
high level of morale and enthusiasm
devoted to "a common end, the im
provements of service and the re
duction of cost cannot bie achieved.
If the two great elements -of railroad
operation, management and workets
are to be forever at loggerheads,
each pulling against the qther, each
mistrusting and condemning the
other, each trying to wring conces
sions which the other is reluctant to
grant, the outlook for eliminating
the many wastes revealed in the
foregoing pages is 'dark indeed."
Jack Cudahy Kills
Self at Los Angeles
i
(Continued From Pas One.)
left his palatial residence on Holly
wood avenue in Los Angeles, where
Mrs. Cudahy still resides with the
three Cudahy children. ;
Rumors of Divorce Suit
Since then rumors have been busy
Trith gossip of an impending divorce
suit But whether he or she was to
start the action was not made cer
tain. - -
Asked concerning this last Satur
day, Mr. Cudahy said"v "I have
nothing to ay." s
A her Hollywood home, Mrs
Cudahy also had nothing to say.
When Ludahy registered at tne
downtown hotel, he was accompanied
by a friend who signed as J. R.
Crane" also of Glendora. '
Inauiry at Glendora failed to re
veal any Mr. Crane.
Asked who Crane was, cudahy
said last Saturday he' was a Chicago
man.
'It is understood Mr. Cudahy was
receiving an income of $100,000 a year
from a socalled "spendthrift trust,"
created by Michael Cudahy through
the Northern Trust company of Chi
cago. , v
This income is payable semi-annually,
in May and in November.
It was understood last Saturday,
when he was found incognito at the
Los Angeles hotel, that Cudahy was
anxiously awaiting the next payment.
Alliance City Manager
Takes Charge of Affairs
Alliance, Neb.. April 20. (Spe
cial.) N. A. Kemmish, newly ap
pointed city manager, arrived from
his former home at York and is now
in full charge of city ' affairs. He
was a guest at a Chamber of Com
merce luncheon and spoke briefly on
the policies he expects to pursue as
the city's chief executive. He asked
for the support of the Chamber of
Commerce and pledged his co-operation
in all affairs for the beterment
of .the City. He said his slogan
would be, "A fair deal to all and
favoritism to none." He resigned his
position as general manager of the
York Public -Service corporation to
accept the position here. His salary
here will be $5,000 a year, with an
annual increase of $500 up to $6,500.
He is a civil engineer by profession
and has had many years of practical
experience in municipal affairs, ,
Health Clown Speaks to
1,500 Children in Alliance
Alliance, Neb., "April 20. (Spe
cial.) Cho Cho, health clown now
touring western Nebraska under the
auspices of the Children's Health
Organization of New York City,
spoke to more than 1,500 school chuV
dren. A large number of pupils from
rural schools attended the lecture.
The schools were dismissed at noon
in order that all of the children
could hear the address. He came
here under the auspices of the Al
liance Women's club and the ex
penses of his trip were, borne by the
chamber of commerce.
Man Held for Stealing
Lanterns Waives Hearing
Wymore, Neb., April 20. (Spe
cial.) H. A. Miller, ex-Burlington
brakeman, arrested for taking electric
lanterns from a waycar, waived ex
amination before Judge. Crawford.
German Finance
Experts Reject
Transfer Plans
Reichsbank President Says
Removal of Gold Would
- Result in Collapse of
x German Currency.
Berlin, vApril 20. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) While the German
cabinet has not yet indicated the na
ture of its reply to he reparation
commission's demand that the Ger
man gold reserve be transferred to
some point in the occupied zone,
president Havensteia of the reichs
bank and the financial writers sum
marily reject the proposition.
. They take the ground that the gold
is ,not only the property of a private
bank, but that its removal from Ber
lin under the conditions named
would result in the collapse of Ger
man currency at home and abroad.
The experts assert that such a pro
ceeding would work havoc with Ger
man economic interests and promptly
result in an advance of all com
modities to fabulous prices.
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung, owned by Hugo Stinnes, es
timates the volume of German cur
rency held abroad at 20,000,000,000
marks, and that foreign demands on
Germany of all kinds total 95,000,
000,000 marks. The value of ',the
present gold' reserve of 1,090,000,000
marks is computed as representing
18 per cent of Germany's current
issue. 1
Wakefield School Head
Retained at Wage Increase
Wakefield, Neb., April 20. (Spe
cial.) Supt. E. W. Smith and Prin
cipal L, F, Leuck have been re
elected by the board of education,
each at an increase of salary. Prac
tically the entire teaching force is
being retained for the coming year.
The district is planning to build a
new high school building as soon as
general financial conditions will per
mit. Good athletic grounds are main
tained and the various teams are
making excellent records this year.
Superintendent Smith has personal
charge of the track and bas ball
teams which are being coached for
the track meet at Wayne.
25 Seek Citizenship
From (Court at Hebron
Hebron, Neb., April 20. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-five applications for
citizenship papers were filed for this
term of court. Up to luesday night
15 applicants had been examined, 11
continued and four admitted. Those
who were granted citizenship papers
were John William Frietag, Henry
trietag, 1-red John .uuntomeyer,
Peter Henry Johnsen.
The custom of wearing black for
mourning was originated by Anne,
the queen of Charles VIII of
France.
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Gompers' Attacks
Gary's Attitude on
Labor Organization
Toronto, April 20 Samuel Gom
pers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, attacked Elbert H.
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, for his attitude
toward union labor, in an address
before the Empire club today.
"Offices of the American Federa
tion of Labor are in Washington," he
said. "I challenge Judge Gary for
the selection of a committee, half to
be appointed bv him' and half by
myself to make an investigation of
both the United States Steel coroor-
ation and the federation."
Referring to Mr. Gary's statemcut
Monday that reasonable control
through government agencies would
prove a solution to labor union prob
lems,' Mr. Gompers charged the steel
head did not know his own mca
and that he relied on the reports of
his detective agencies.
Ex-Head of Cuban American
Jockey Club Goes to Jail
Havana, April -20. "Curley
Brown, former president of the Cu
ban American Jockey club, was last
night sentenced to ontf year and
eight months in prison on the charge
of having last year made an assault
with intent to kill on Alberto Picdra.
Brown is in the United States under
bond.
Czech Priest Is Arrested;
Offered Prayer for Charles
Kossicc, Czecho-SIovakia, April 20.
A Catholic priest named Fulop
presiding over a parish in a nearby
village has been arrested because, it
is alleged, he recited a prayer for
former King Charles
mass last Sunday.
during, high
Bee Want Ads little, but mighty.
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Alliance Auto Show
Alliance, Xcb April 20. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-four exhibits ' havs
been entered in the automobile show
to be held in Alliance May 6 and
7, Every dealer in the city has ar
ranged to show all of the different
makes and models or cars handled
here. Invitations have been sent out
to dealers in every town in this sec
tion of the state and a large attend
ance is expected. It will be the first
exclusive auto show to be held in
western Nebraska. .A program ot
music has been arranged for each
afternoon and a big dance will be
held at the roof garden each night.
The show will be free to all visitors.
Col. Maher in Capital
t Washington, April 20. (Special
Telegram.) Col. John G. Maher,
wife and daughter, of Omaha are in
the city.
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Lovely New Vestings
They come in white and ecru
and there are collar bandings to
match. Dainty colored bandings to
wear with new suits. Net and or
gandie frillings. You'll enjoy them
all for their newness.
Stone Marten
One skin animal Scarfs
are very specially priced '
$37.50
The Fur Shop Third Floor.
The Pleasure of
Selecting Fashions
From a collection that is all new
and attractive is of material assist-'
ance in avoiding mistakes!
Interesting new frocks and the
most satisfying sport clothes are
particularly delightful'.
Apparel Third Floor
Becoming Dresses
for Home Wer
Banishing the thought that the
every day house frocks need to be
unattractive.
and the bungalow aprons, which
are often times preferred, are
equally good looking.-
Ginghams and percales are ; the
favored materials, all in colorful
patterns that you are certain f to
like. , V. 'A... , - .'
.From $1.35 to $7:50 .
Homewear Section Second Floor .
Thursday a Sale of
Children's Dresses
White arid colored styles that
have become a bit soiled from
displaying. The sizes: three to
twelve years; Thursday $1.69,
$2.69, $3.25, $4.38 and $5.75.
Second Floor
Women's Union Suits
Y Every Material
and Style
Fine cotton union suits, $1, $1.25
Lisle union suits, $1.75 to $2.50
Mercerized suits, $1.75 up to $5
Silk top suits, $3 to $4.25
Jersey silk "suits for $8.50
Sterling silk knit suits, $10
A Clearance
of Bedspreads
Marseilles spreads that have be
come slightly soiled from display
ing. Double bed size, hemmed and
scalloped with cut corners.
! Clearance Prices
Thursday $5.95
$6.95 and $7.89.
Imported Marseilles spread s,
slightly soiled,- Thursday $13.75,
$15,00 and $17.50.
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