THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, AFRIL 28. 1921.
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Rail Men Claim
Wage Reduction
Not Justifiable
Spokesman Declares Cut
Would Impair Standard of
Living and Has No Eco
nomic Justification.
Uucago, April 28. Reduction o
railroad wages would impair the
.standard of American living and
"would have no justification in
ethics, economic reason or the cold,
concrete facts ot present day nidus
trial life," it was declared today by
U. M. Jewell, head of the railway
unions which opened the enipoyes
tight to retain present wage scales
before the railroad labor board.
Contentions of the railroads that
(lie cost of living had declined since
the wage award of July, 1920, were
met with t! e reply that that award
was based on the prices of Decern
ber, 1919, and not on those of July,
1920, the peak of high prices. Mr.
Jewel declared 'hat it would require
three years for railway employes at
present wages to recoup Jthe losses
.sustained during the war period "by
the failure of their earnings to keep
pace with the increased cost of liv-
ing.
H. C. L. Cut Not Enough.
Mr. Jewell named prevailing wage
rates in similar industries and
changes, in the cost of living as the
two main considerations which
should direct the board's decision
He said there had been no reduction
in wages paid in the basic industries
comparable to the railroads and that
there had not been a sufficient re
(luction in the cost of living to justi
fy a reduction in wages that were
inadequate to meet living costs at
the time they were established."
In addition to the two main prin
ciples set up there are also other and
more fundamental conditions named
which must receive judicial notice.
These are:
"First. Economy and efficiency.
The transportation act requires that
railroads operate with due economy
and efficiency. We shall show that
this has not been done that because
of the financial condition and policy
of the railroads resources have been
dissipated or improperly distributed,
improvements and maintenance de
, ferred and operating costs greatly
advanced despite the increased pro
ductive efficiency of railroad em
ployes. , ;
General Costs Too High.
"Second The general policy of
the industry. The main items of op
crating expenses are fuel, supplies
und labor. We shall show fhat the
same , financial interests which con
trol the railroads also control the
production of fuel, timber, equip
ment, oil and other supplies, and
tlrat they have determined upon a
policy of decreasing railroad ex
pensei by reducing wages and at the
same time charging unwarranted
and unreasonable prices for supplies
which the railroads must purchase."
Allied Council to
Act oil Proposals
Next Development on Repara
tions Expected at Sat
urday Meet.
Paris, April 28. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The next develop
ment regarding the German repara
tions is expected to occur in Lon
don, as, according to the" best in
formation obtainable here today, no
further steps wilt be taken in this
situation until the allied supreme
council, which is to meet in London
Saturdaj', has acted.
France will insist that nothing
short of a beginning on the. actual
fulfillment of Germany's obligations
should arrest the pressure of the al
lies. The first actual beginning, it is
suggested, might be the delivery of
1,000.000,000 marks in gold from
the Reichsbank reserve, as demanded
by the reparations commission.
London, April 28. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Germany's attempt
to clarify certain of her reparations
proposals, in compliance with the re
quest of the British foreign office
yesterday, wa$ said in official circles
today to have resulted in even greater
confusion. Great Britain has asked
for further explanations and the in
terchanges are continuing, although
they are said to be entirely informal.
As the outgrowth of the British
query' of yesterday Germany, it is
stated, now suggests that the an
nuities extend over a period of from
50 to 75 years, or even longer, in
stead of the 42 years originally men
tioned. This is declared in official
circles to be a sample of the "evasive
methods" of Germany, which cannot
be allowed to continue.
New Constitution Adopted
By Omaha Bankers' Society
A new constitution was adopted
and a new board of governors, from
which officers will be chosen, was
elected at the annual banquet of the
Omaha chapter of the American In
stitute of Banking in the Y..W. C.
A. Wednesday night.
These are the new governors:
Two years, E. E. Landstrom, Roy
Brownell, C. W. Mead, William
Phillips and Edward Huwaldt; one
vear. A. L. Coad, W. ?. McBride,
'II. W. Wienberg and D. II. Mallory.
R. A. Brownell, retiring president,
presided as toastmaster. F. E. Ho
vcv. president of the Stock Yards
Xational bank, was the speaker of
the evening He complimented the
members of the chapter on the in
crease in efficiency of Omaha barnc
employes and spoke in high terms
of the debating teams which defeated
Chicago at home and abroad.
Minnesota G. O. P. Senator
Attacks Knox Resolution
Washington, April 28. The first
attack in the senate on the Knox
peace resolution came today from
the republican side, Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, chairman of the senate
judiciary committee, characterizing
the resolution as "unusual, halting,
equivocating and only a partial and
piecemeal . work." His opposition
shattered hones of leaders for a solid
republican lineup for adoption of the
resolution
New York Society to
Rent Palaces to Movie
Folks to Get Realism
New York, April 28. Society
here has undertaken, through the
organization of the Film Mutual
Benefit bureau, to give greater real
ism to moving pictures by guaran
teeing for producers usage of its
town and country homes and all the
fashionable trappings necessary for
a true portrayal of wealth.
For certain rentals the bureau
agrees to place at the disposal of
producers anything from a $1,000,000
vacht to a thoroughbred Pekingese.
Proceeds are to be divided equally
between the maternity center of New
York and the American committee
for devastated France. Miss Anne
Morgan and Mrs. William G. Mc-
Adoo are members of the executive
committee.
The bureau already has begun to
function. In , response to its first
order more than 20 society men and
women, with blooded steeds, turned
out for a fox-hunting scene.
Bluffs Man Back
From Pecan Farnf
and Tour in South
Diversification of Crops Has
Been Salvation of Farmers
and Business Men, Dr.
Bellinger Reports.
Dr. F. P. Bellineer has returned
from a nearly all-winter visit to his
pecan farm in Georgia. During the
winter he traveled considerably in the
gulf states and secured a good in
sight into the financial and industrial
conditions, there.
"Southern farmers ' and business
men have faced the big present day
problems with real American spirit
and are fully abreast of their north
ern brethren in solving them," said
Dr. Bellinger. "Diversification of
crops has been the salvation of the
farmers and the business men have
been equally alert. Farmers are
planting everything that can be
grown in the south and business men
are making great progress in manu
facturing, getting raw material from
first hands.
'Tremendous advancement has
been made in the improvement of the
cotton plant, increasing quality and
yield. In some instances this has
added nearly 100 per cent to the
value of the crop. Manufacturers
are inspired with the idea of consum
ing the bulk of their raw materials,
and the iron and steel industry is
booming. Automobiles and machin
ery are being made on a large scale.
"The naoer-sliell pecan is a soutn-
crn development and is making those
eneaeed in it wealthy. Groves no
older than northern orchards return
$1,500 per acre annually, with little
or no cost for cultivation and har
vesting. There is a real industrial
resurrection for the south."
Dr. Bellinger, whose fame spread
all over the country following his
treatment of Charles Bjorkman. .suf
fering from two dislocations and one
fracture of the spine, restoring the
man to a normal condition in three
months, was. called to Hot Springs,
Ark., to consult with surgeons treat-
mcr A., Jj. rarron, weauny. -rancu
owner near Wayne, Neb. Dr. Bell
inger took -the patient to a Chicago
hospital and operated upon him. He
will go to Chicago Tuesday to see the
Datient. The case is almost as re
markable as the Bjorkman operation
and is attracting much attention in
the medical realm.
Woman Is Recovering From
Transfusion Operation
Mrs. T. A. Mullaney, wife of J. A.
Mullaney, cashier for the American
Railway Express company, is re
covering nicely from a blood trans
fusion operation she underwent at
the Fenger hospital last Friday. At
tending physicians say sne win re
cover. .
Mrs Mullanev had been seriously
11 for three weeks and when physi
cians announced a blood transfusion
was necessary to save her lite 50
fellow employes of Mullaney volun
teered to make the sacrifice. George
Blanchard, 28. foreman of express
men at the Union station, was se
lected. Three and one-half ounces
of blood were taken from him.
Papillion Notes.
Rev. Stephen Dowd. chaplain of
Benson orphanage, visited at the
home of Mrs. 'Susan Lesieu Thurs
day. Jacob Schram underwent an op
eration for appendicitis Saturdaj'.
A daughter was born to Air. anq
Mrs. John Sheehan at St. Joseph
hospital in Omaha Tuesday.
Relatives were called to uenver
bv the serious illness of alentme
Schram, formerly of Papillion, who
is in a sanitarium mere.
A daughter was born to Air. ana
Mrs. Louis Woodward Tuesday.
Mrs. T. C. Corev and Mrs. J. f.
Foreman of Omaha spent Sunday
at the Fred Hayhow home.
The annual class play of the
Sacred Heart academy will be held
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Papillion friends received the
news of the marriage of Miss Ruth
Corey, formerly of Papillion, and
Walter Woodrow at Kansas City.
Miss Mildred Connor visited at
the home of Mrs. Susan Lcsieur
Wednesday.
Deaths and Funerals
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Unahan, pioneer resident, will be neia
this morning; at St. Peter's Catholic
church. She was S years, old and Uvea
at I22t Mason street
The funeral of Mrs. W. 8. I.orenien. 113
Turner boulevard, will be held this after
noon. She lived In Omaha 40 years and
was an active worker in the Kountze.
Memorial church.
Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, D. C, April 2. (Special
Telegram. ) The rostoffice department
has accepted the proposal of Uur Curley
to lease new quarters for the postofflce
at Chappell, Neb., for a term of 10 years.
Postmasters appointed: Harry E. Caf
ferty, Rinard, Cothorn county, la., vice
Bert S. Moore, . declined; Michael J.
Sweeney, Oraxmon, Albury county, Wyo.,
Tic Roberta D. Perry, failed to qualify.
Divorce Court.
Divorce Decrees.
TVIUism Thrane against Lillian Thrane,
desertion.
Perry Langston against Nettia Langston,
desertion.
Ella Zenta against Chsrles Zenta,
cruelty.
TualfJ V.I.
v!n, cruelty.
Japanese Women
Wage Campaign
On Alcoholism
Organization Perfected to Ob
tain Equal Suffrage to As
sist in Drive to Make
Country Dry.
Tokio, April 28. A campaign for
the acquisition of the ballot for
Japanese women in order to effect
the more fundamental aims of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
union in Japan was decided upon
yesterday at the national conference
of the W. eC. T. U. now in session
at Tokio.
A commission was appointed to
study ways and means and take
steps towards affiliation with the In
ternational Woman's Suffrage as
sociation. Spurred on by the successful ef
forts of American women in at
taining a regime of prohibition in
their country, a number of promi
nent Japanese women are conduct
ing a "dry", campaign here.
The most prominent figure in the
movement is Mrs. Fumiko Nishi
kawa, president of an organization
known as. "the new and true wom
an's association." Its object is to
promote the welfare of women in
general, but its special activities at
present are in the direction of pro
hibition. Mrs. Nishikawa, discussing the
prohibition campaign, said it was
only in its beginning. She explained
it was proposed to introduce a bill
in the next Diet providing:
"First Sake and all intoxicating
liquors shall not be sold except be
tween the hours of 4 and 9 p. m.
"Second Intoxicants shall not be
sold to minors.
"Third The use of salicylic acid
in sake shall be prohibited. (Sali
cylic acid is an antiseptic akin to
carbolic acid and when mixed with
sake is said to be very harmful.)
Sake is the national alcoholic
drink of Japan and is distilled from
rice.
Mrs. Nishikawa is a graduate of
the First Girls' High school of
Kyoto and is an active worker for
social reform affecting both women
and children.
Alumni and Senior Class of
Theological Seminary Meet
Relation of social duties of a
minister and his preaching was dis
cussed by the Rev. A. W. Dean of
St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday night at
the meeting of the alumni and grad
uating class of Omaha Theological
seminary in the North Presbyterian
church. Among the ministers pres
ent were the Rev. B. C. Batley of
Creston, la.; Dr. H. P. Parson,
Huron, S. D.; the Rev. L. R. Patton,
Nebraska City, and the Rev. R. W.
Orr.
The alumni reunion was held at the
seminary this afternoon at 2:30. The
annual banquet will be held in the
North Presbyterian church tonight
at 6. Commencement exercises will
t-e held at 8.
Viviani Pleased
At U. S. Welcome
Special French Envoy, on Re
turn Home, Speaks Op
timistically. Tans, April 28. Rene Viviani,
France's special envoy to the United
States, spoke most optimistically of
the future of Franco-American rela
tions in interviews with Paris news
paper men, printed in this morning's
newspapers, following his return yes
terday from America.
"I bring back more than the hope,
the certainty, of the very early col
laboration of France and America,
both on diplomatic and financial
ground," the ex-premier is quoted as
saying.
"There is no reason for fearing
that the dispute between the United
States and Japan "over the Island of
Yap will be settled otherwise than
by peaceful meanss" the Paris edition
of the London Daily Mail quotes M.
Viviani as declaring.
"I am confident," he added, "that I
am bringing plans for the reorgan
isation of Franco-American co-operation."
Woman Willing to Face Jury
Of Own Sex in Murder Trial
Chicago, April 28. Mrs. Cora
Orthwein, to be tried June 16 for
killing Herbert Ziegler, is willing to
be tried by a jury of women. Her at
torney announced that he also was
willing to have his client tried by a
jury of her own sex.
Assistant States Attorney Heath,
who made the first suggestion for
a jury of women, said Mrs. Orth
wein "would not be able to vamp
12 women."
Judges representing the circuit and
superior courts will meet Friday to
discuss plans for women juries. If
lists can be completed in time.
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Passenger Train Changes
Effective May 1, 1921
NO. 12: CHICAGO LIMITED will leave Omaha
6:30 p. m., as now, and arrive Chicago
minutes earlier, or at 8: Oo a. m.
NO. 5: will leave Chicago at 6:10 p. m., as now, and
arrive Omaha 20 minutes earlier, or at 8:1Q
a. m. It leaves Omaha at 8:25 a. m. for thfl
west. .
NO. 1: will leave Chicago at 5:30 p. m. instead o
5 :00 p. m. and arrive Omaha at 7 :00 a. m.
now. No change west of Omaha.
NO. 15: leaves Omaha at 9:10 a. m., stopping only a
Ashland and arrives Lincoln at 10:40 a. m
NO. 41: BURLINGTON-NORTHERN PACIFIC EX
PRESS, for the Black Hills, Sheridan, Bil
lings, Butte, Spokane, Seattle, Portland, will
leave Omaha at 4:15 p. m. instead of 4:2(1
p. m.
NO. 43: BURLINGTON-GREAT NORTHERN EX
PRESS, will leave Omaha 50 minutes earlier,
or at 11:30 p. m., instead of 12:20 a. m., foi
Alliance, the North Platte Valley, Casper,
Sheridan, Billings and beyond. Casper and
Northwest equipment available at 9:30 p. m
NO. 9: for Denver, leaves Omaha at 12:50 a. m., in
stead of 12:20 a. m. and arrives Denver as
now, at 3:30 p. m. Denver sleeper availably
at 9:30 p.m.
NO. 10-44: from Denver and the Northwest, will arriv
Omaha at 1 :55 a. m., leave at 2 :05 a. m. fotf
Chicago. f
NO. 6: from Denver, will arrive Omaha at 7:10 a. m-
leave at 7 :30 a. m. for Chicago.
NEW TRAIN NO. 22 will leave Lincoln at 8:30 p. m-'
arriving Omaha at 10:15 p. m. ,
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