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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA'. SATURDAY. MAY 21, 192L Auto Factories of ; Cleveland Led in fl Re-Employment ft Report for April Shows In crease of 22 Per Cent Over Preceding Month Nearly ; 10,000 Are Working. Cleveland. O . May 20 - O.vfland , aatomobile factories again led all the industries of the city in the increase Irt the number of their employes dur ing the month of April, reporting on their pay rolls April 30, 1,846 more men than on March 31. an increase of 22.8 per cent, and 3,407 more than on February 28. Almost 10,000 employes 9,949, to he exact were on the pay rolls of these concerns on April 30, compared tj:8,10.S March 31, and only 6,532 Fchruary 28. Automobile part fac tories and other plants making metal products other than iron and steel also reported an increase of 13.1 per cent Over March. Report Is Accurate. -jfhese figures are shown in the monthly survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce in Vonjunc tioii with the United States Depart ment of Labor, covering those plants normally employing 500 or more per son. Xinrty-ninc concerns are in cluded in the April survey. - . further ' slight increase in the total number of employes of all these plants' is reported for April 30, the figure being 61,847 compared to r.Q.744 March 31, 59,786 February 28 and 58.116 January 31. Plants making textiles and textile products reported 329 more cm nfbyes April 30 than on March 31 and' 428 mote than on February 2$. .Increases were also reported by pa ptfr and printing plants and concerns making chemicals and allied prod ucts. Food, iron and steel and lumber concerns and 14 miscellaneous plants reported slight decreases, the biggest slump occurring in the lum ber group, which had only "08 em ployes April 30, compared to 1,153 March 31 and 1,163 February 28. j The miscellaneous concerns, which j reported 797 more employes March .U fhan thev bad J-Vbruarv 28. drorped back to 538 April 30. Farm Bureau Opposes Townsend Road Bill Washington. May 20. Why build highways for the idle rich and leave our food and raw material for cloth ing at the far end of a mud road, is a query propounded by the American Farm Bureau federation, in session here today, in an argument against the Townsend highway hill, pending before the senate committee. "It is our belief." the Farm Bureau federation argument con tinues, "that the Town.xmd bill does just this. "In section six of the Townsend bill, it is provided that no project shall be approved by the commis sion in any state until that state has made adequate provision for the maintenance of all highways selected by the commission." Stormv Scenes in iMexican Chamber Charge State Workers Misrepresented Girl's Case Grand Island, Neb., May 20, Declaring that her daughter, Bessie, recently sent from here to the York detention home, was entirely inno- cent, Mrs. Vician of Edgemont, S. D., is in the city trying to get the J girl's release. Before Police Mag 1 istrate Wilkinson, Mrs. Vivian has charged that Miss Taylor, a state wenare vvorKcr oi jintuin, useu un due methods to induce the girl to plead guilty. The complainant declares that a blood test made at Lincoln affirms her daughter's story. Judge Wilkin son, in a public statement, declares l f .' - - T..Iav. Ht!rrnn...nnUJ .Ami, :f" facts and that he will order the 1 ) girl' release. I V O'Neill Pays Tribute to , 4 ' Victim of World War O'.Keill. Xeb.. Mav 20. (Soecial.1 O'Xeill paid tribute to Gaylord Simonson, the first of its soldier dead to 'be returned from France. The bodv, in charge of an escort ( from Fort Crook, was met by the ( tircuiuci 3 ji nit- iiiuvi iv.au wvjiwH post, named after the dead hero. It lay in state under guard of honor rnamtamcn oy tne legion memoers. ;AH business houses were closed (luring the funeral, Avhich was one of - the largest ever held in Holt county. Commercial Club Plans I Auto Tour to Boost Races ) ;KoUh Platte, Neb., May 20. (Spe i cil.) The Chfamber of Commerce has arranged a booster trip for June j 2iy to cover towns in Lincoln. T)av- stfn and Frontier counties. One of ( the objects of the tour is to advertise t the auto races to be held in this city j July 4. This trip will be made in atltos and provisions will be made . i fir' 200, including the Chamber of commerce Dana ot on pieces. 1 Con 1 4 fastings Will Entertain Civil War Associations '..'"ix, vk ii..in tn,; i JTelegram.) Hastings .is making elaborate preparations for the en campment of the G. A. R. and al lied bodies here May 23 to 25, ex pecting to entertain 2.000 visitors. iGflvernor McKelvie will address the meeting May 24. The . parade will .beuhcld Tucsdav. Rarmer Rearrested on p Charge of Attacking Girl 'Beatrice, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) Thomas Churchill, Adams firmer, charged with attempting !;fiminal assault on Iris Grund, 10, svfiose case was thrown out in dis trict court because of a technicality, Was rearrested arid his case set for Rearing May 26. The alleged at tempted assault occurred near the Virl's home in 1918. Masonic Lodge at Ord jS" Names Officers for Year iDrd. Neb., May 20. (Special.)- 3rd Masons at their regular meet" Kg elected the following officers: L M., Claude Davis; S. W., Frank ohnson; J. ,W., Clarence Davis; ecretary, J. F. Colby; treasurer, fL- J. Mortenson; trustees, L. D. Wtliiken, Archie Bradt and L. A. jiowes. Dies in Bath Tub -Beatrice, Neb., May 20. (Special irelegram.) George Sutherland, 68t lid resident of Beatrice and former ly engaged in the grocery business jjere, was found dead in the batb oom at his home. Heart disease supposed to hare caused his eath. . r " Rock Island to Colorado. .Two mighty good ways to reach 5ener or Colorado Springs : the tocky Mountain Limited, at 12:25 Lm; the -Colorado Express, at 2:00 kin. Two fast, steel trains, running V time, on. the Rock Island Lines, dmoui Rock Island dining car meals til the way, J. S. MeNally. Division Passenger Agent, 312 Railway Ex Debate on Agrarian Bill Preci pitates Wild Scenes at Capitol. ' Mexico City, May 20. Radical members of the Chamber of Depu ties and their opponents, the mem bers of the liberal-constitutionalist party, engaged in a stormy session in the chamber last night. Partisans of the two factions, who crowded the galleries, added to the uproar by shouting encouragement to leaders on the floor, but the disorder was confined to verbal exchanges. The chamber finally adjourned after the, liberal-constitutionalists had won a technical victory by at taching to Agrarian bill, which was being considered during the meet ing, an amendment which would make the law applicable only to Lower California, the territory ot Quintina Roo on the southern coast ot. Yucatan, and the federal district. The radicals wished to make the ."bill operative throughout the entire republic. Hotel Room Garden of Eden Until Officers Come Along Scores of admirers of art and beauty were crowded on the cast sidewalk of Fifteenth street near Howard street lhursday evening gazing at a window of the Boquet hotel, across the street. Finally Detectives Danbaum and Palmtag happened along. They gave one look, then dashed madly to the lobby and up the stairs and into the room. They arrested the woman who said she is Mrs. W. F. Shultz. Yesterday Police Judge Wappich heard her case. "I was just practicing a new dance step," said she. The detectives said her costume for the dance was a total loss. "Practice all you want to but keep the blinds down after this," said the judge. "You're discharged." - Murdock Voters Plan to Vote on Dissolution Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) Members of the consolidated school district of Murdock, in which the electors voted down a bontfprop osition for a new school building, are taking steps looking toward dissolu tion. They expect to file their peti tion signed by the required 25 per cent of the voters in the district with in a few days, whereupon County Su perintendent Miss Alpha Peterson will call a special election for the purr pose of voting on the matter. Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Passing Worthless Check Beatrice, Neb., May 20. (Special Telegram.) F. A. Rowe, who was arrested a few weeks ago at his home at Washington, la., on the charge of passing a worthless check" for $70 at the Fair store here, was arraigned in Judge Ellis' court here and pleaded guilty. He was bound over to the district court. Runaway Omaha Youths Held for Theft of Saddle Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) Mike Kilbrala, 10, and Tom Lovalle, 13, were, arrested here for stealing a saddle at the Carl Cole farm. The boys had run away from the Father Flanigan's home in Om aha, and were held pending arrange ments for their return. Ihe saddle w.s recovered. . Murray Store Traded Plattsmouth.-Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) The W. H. Puis hardware store at Murray, one of the largest small town hardware stores in the state, has been traded to George Mtvers of Weeping Water for 320 acres of Cass county land, valued at $51,000. Give Musical Program David City, May 20. (Special.) All grades were represented in a high school musical here. It consisted of vocal solos, readings, violin cornet and saxophone solos. The girls' glee club and the high school chorus-par ticipated. Charge Evidence In Air Mail Probe Is Contradictory Testimony by. Chicago Me chanic Fails to Agree With Statements Made in For-. mer Hearing. Do you know you con roll lOctc from, one bag of Chicago, May 20. Evidence in tended to show that testimony of James B. Alexander, local air mail licld mechanic, before a special board investigating the government air mail service, contradicted testimony he had given at previous investiga tions of accidents in the service, was presented to the board today. A transcript of Alcxandiar's testi mony at an inquiry into the d'ath of three pilots in a fall at' La Crosse Wis., was presented and his recent testimony before the board cited a being contradictory. . ' S. M. Moore,-assistant superintend dent of operation in the air : marl service for. this district, and Paul Lt Dumas, local field . manager, were the day's chief witnesses. At the inquiry into the La Crosse accident, according to the transcript of his testimony, presented to the board today, Alexander absolved in spectors at the local field trom all guilt in connection with the death of the flyers, pronouncing the plane in satisfactory condition when it left the field. His testimony given to the board a few days ago, however, the witness pointed out, supported the contention of C. C. Eversote, discharged pilot, to the effect that the plane was defective. " The board of inquiry into the La Crosse accident was called by the postmaster general and consisted of Major McChord, in charge of the army air mail service at Fort Sheri dan; Randolph Page, chief test pilot, and John Jordan, superintendent of construction for the air mail service at Washington. The interrogation of these tran scripts was, one of the "trump cards" in the hands of those defending the conduct of the air mail service against the charges of lnefticiency and graft which brought about the present inquiry. Omaha Man Will Address . Plattsmouth Graduates Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) The board of education has obtained C. C. Cissell, secretary of Bishop Homer' C. Stuntz of Omaha, to deliver the commencement oration May 27, following inability of Dr. Thompson of Lincoln to come. The class is to be the largest in the his tory of the ' school, containing 49 members 17 boys and 22 girls. Salutatorian and valedictorian are Miss Alice Pollock and Mason Wes cott. , , Quantity of German Morphine Is Seized El Taso. Tex.. May 20. Federal i narcotic acents here today an nottneed the seizure of 6,600 grains of German labelled morphine, valued at many thousands ot dollars. the drug, according to the officers, was left with a citizen here by Dr. J. E. Ruppenstein, a 'German physician, I under arrest in Los Angeles as a drug law violator. The physician reached El Paso by way of Vera Cruz last March, presenting a letter of identification to the unnamed citizen. His stay here was short, and when he left he borrowed a small sum of money from his host, leaving be hind the suit cases. Yesterday one of them was accidentally broken oen revealing the nature of the contents. The federal officers were notified. The morphine, its labels disclose, was originally put up for use by the veterinary corps of the German army.- Secretary Moss' Speaks At Plattsmouth Meeting Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) Harry E: Moss, secretary of the State Chamber of Commerce, spoke here to a large audience in the auditorium of the public library on "The Nation's Balance Wheel of Progress." Mr. Moss' appearance here was under the auspices of the recently reorganized Chamber of Commerce, which plans to have some out-of-town speaker here at least ev ery month. Stage School Operetta Ord, Neb., May, 20. (Special.) The North grade school -staged the operetta, "Cinderella."- The coach ing and direction of the play was in the hands of the various teachers in the building. Highlander Convention Beatrice, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) The district meeting of the Highlanders was held here and Mrs. Emma Savage of this city was named a delegate to the national meeting to be held at Denver this summer. Dacl of Blue Laws r if f 1 rrimea tor umana (Continued From Pat One.) local commission, which he advo cates in every city, to review all pic tures. . i Not Waring Against Weed. "The pictures which have bedroom 'scenes and htings of that sort should be submitted to the local commis sion, however," he asserted. "How about tobacco?" was the next question and Lucy Page Gas ton would have derived little com fort from his reply. "We are not trying to prohibit to bacco among the adults," he said. "We're merely trying to educate them about it." Rev. Mr. Crafts will preach at the First United Presbyterian church on Sunday morning on the "New Amer ica." He will speak on the "Red, White and Blue Laws," at the North Presbyterian church in the evening. Monday he will talk at the Uni versity of Omaha and expects to be the principal speaker at several noon lunches, at which time he will pre sent "startling information on the juvenile crime and vice wave." Vice Wave Worst. "The vice wave among juveniles is 12 per cent worse than the crime wave," he asserted gravely. "New Perils of the Tin Age" will be the subject of some of his talks Sunday morning he expects to visit several Sunday schools and make short talks. Aside from being superintendent of the International Reform bureau at Washington, Rev. Mr. Crafts is the author of 43 successful books on .sociology and moral questions. The breau which- he superintends is said to be responsible for the passage of 18 laws in congress. Among them Wjt one on gambling, two on divorce and one which cut off prize fight pictures' which were being brought to this country from Cuba. Plattsmouth Garage Built at Cost of $60,000 is Opened Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) The O. K. garage, built three years ago at a cost of $60,000 and among the finest garages in the state, has again been opened to. the public after several months during which it was closed following sheriff's sale of th property to satisfy outstanding claims. Sent to Reformatory Plattsmouth,. Neb., May 20. (Spe cial.) Clara Lamphear. Plattsmouth ! incorrigible, has been sentenced to : the Geneva reformatory in county j court here. Stage Class Play . Kimball, Neb., May 20. (Special.) The senior class of the high school staged the play, "When Billie Dis appeared." Sixteen members of the class will be graduated next Friday. GENUINE BullDurham TOBACCO Compare The Junior Shop Values With Those You Have Seen Elsewhere It will conclusively, prove our pre vious statements of saving you from $5 to $10 on every purchase. And while making the comparison, take particular notice of the quality embodied in every suit we show. For Saturday We Offer Boys' 2 -Pant Suits In Two Groups $15.00 Value for $10.00 $20.00 Values for $15.00 Exceptional Values in Wash Togs M Bys As the warm weather approaches, Wash Togs for your boy is the proper apparel. Our as sortment, most complete, Is selling at the moderate price, of 95c to $3.45 SPECIAL $1.50 and $2.00 values in" Wash Knickerbockers in gray, brown, tan crashes and khaki, 1 Aft at each ipl.UU All sizes, 6 to 17 years. ' M&im (SLOTHES ' 2nd Floor Securities Buliding- -16th and Farnam Street Coal Dealers To Protest Plan of Assigning Cars - 1 1 II ! . Declare Present System En ables Operators of Small Mines to Boost Fuel Prices. New York, May 20. The National Coal assotiation will protest -to the Interstate Commerce commission against the alleged practice of rail roads in giving preference in the as signment of transportation facilities to those mines having railroad fuel contracts. This action was decided on at the annual convention of the association.' One alleged evil of the assigned tar practice, speakers said, was that it enabled operators of small mines who might take advantage of a coal shortage emergency, to sell coal at high prices. The practice, they said, was for the railroads to give 9 full car supply to mines which would furnish the railroads with coal. These mines, many in the hands of specula- tori, it was stated, were always able to ha'e an abundance of cars while other mines selling coal at lower prices,, were unable to get a "full supply "Owing to misapprehension on the part ofUhe public," said a statement by J.D. A. Morrow, vice president, a condition ot what is called, no market' exists in the bituminous coal industry "With more than 100,000 miners idle and-more than 200,000 idle freight cars, the consumer is holding off in arranging for his ncxt'winter's coal supply at a time when the bituminous product is selling at bed rock prices at the mines. "Co-operation on the part of the soft coal consumer is imperative if the consumer is to be assured of his supply of. coal next winter." Stabilization of the coal industry by publicity . rather, than, by ex tension of existing anti-trust laws was urged by Secretary Hoover 'in a telegram. South EresKjierjj Outlines Erogram Assembly fo Lay Ground ;Work - for Year'i Activities. ' St. Louis, May 20. The 61st gen eral assembly of the Southern Pres byterian church prepared today to lay the ground work for conducting the activities of the denomination during the next year. Quick disposition of one of the paramount issues before the church was made at the opening session yes terday, when it was voted to defer action on the proposed union of the five Presbyterian creeds for another year. Ihe report of the executive com mittee on foreign missions empha sized the pressing needs of the church in foreign fields are "more missionaries and better equipment." 1 he assembly was confronted with a proposal to approve a budget of j $10,500,000 for missions and benefit cences, including ministerial relief. ; iWrrS (Company Liabilities FiW Errors to Be Increased Washington, May 20. Telegraph companies were ordered today by the interstate commerce commission to establish rules by July 13 in creasing their liability for errors in; transmission or delivery or for non delivery of interstate messages.' The amount of liability for each' message received for transmission at the unrepcated message rale was fixed bv the commission at not less than $500, or less thaa $5,000 for each message received at the re- peated message rate. Private Detectives Face Arrest Now in New Orleans New Orleans, La., May 20. Avrcst of all private detectives carrying con-J cealed weapons was ordered by Fo lice Superintendent Maloney today, The order followed the attack on a citizen, who questioned a private dc tcctive's right to order from the wa terfront. The detective struck th citizen with a "black jack." A Group of Transparent Hats for $5 Exclusive styles that have the appearance of patterns hats, but a much lower price. Fashioned of fine hair braids, with maline linings to strengthen the crowns; . trimmed with new flowers, feathers and ribbons. Large and medium styles (two of them illustrated). Millinery Fourth Floor Cold Storage for FURS The cost is three per cent of your valuation. The Fur Shop Third Floor The Transforming Touch of New NECKWEAR A sweater, as well as a suit or frock, can be im proved by a new frill at the neck and cuffs. Vestees fashioned from net and lace and also from organdy, are clev erly designed. Vestings by the yard of fer a variety of widths and styles, quite inex-. pensive. North AUle-Maii Floor1 Saturday a Sale of Silk Remnants Several hundred clean remnant lengths from our regular stock. Seasonable weaves and at tractive colors. For blouses, separate skirts and dresses. One to Five Yard Lengths Priced low enough to sell quickly Saturday. Five Hundred Yards of New Sport Silks $3.49 Tussah silks, satin Barre, fibres in attractive plaids, stripes and figured patterns. The saving is so unusual that you are asked to make your own comparison of the values. Saturday $349 a wrd New Arrivals In Blouses That You'll Enjoy Viewing If you like hand hemstitching, real filet, and many dainty tucks, the new hand made batistes will delight you. A selection, priced $5. , Unusual Georgette blouses for more formal wear, $15 to $39.50. Chokers of Soft Gray Squirrel $12.75 A very pleasiri? value, which the fur shop of fers Saturday. Third Floor Sport Coats $6.95 Newest in knitted outer wear. All-wool tuxedo sweater coats in brown, navy, tan and rose. Silk Gloves Are Favored For summer occasions, the -bixteen-button length with double-tipped fingers, $3.25 a pair. Strap wrist silk gauntlets and two-clasp styles for street wear, $2.25 and $3.25 a pair. Printed Voiles 25c a yard Neat floral and conven tional patterns in desir able colors, 38 and 40 inches wide. ' Repriced , at 25c a yard Saturday. Second Floor As Fresh and Cool as An Organdy Frock You'll appreciate the simile when you've seen our newest ones, ,for they are altogether de lightful. Originalities in their design will inter est you, the pleasing combination of organdy with taffeta, an odd use of narrow black lace on -pale, blue organdy, a Queen Elizabeth ruff, formed by six pleated collars in one. We take great pleasure in show ing them to you. Other cotton frocks are here tissue ginghams, linens, handker chief linens, voiles, nets and lace Madras Special at 49c a yard A great variety of attrac tive striped patterns in fast colors (32-inch), 49c. Second Floor Brassieres That Are Dainty and Cool Brocades, sating and mesh, daintily trimmed and carefully fashioned, in brassieres that are .priced from 59c up. Cortet Section JSecond Floor $9.85 for Gray Suede Slippers Your choice of five fashionable styles at this price Saturday. One and two-strap and pump styles, with both French and baby Louis heels. A representative line of sizes, but not all sizes in every style. Only $9.85 Saturday. v Union Suits Women's or Children's Cotton union suits for women have either round necks or bodice tops, wide or tight knees and are a closed style, $1 and $1.25 a suit. M. Waist union suits, knitted or of checked dimity, are very comfort able and practical for children. $1 a suit. Second Floor it T J T,l A J