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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1921)
ltia BEfcl: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1921. Railway Strike Is Not Probable Union Chiefs Say Hundreds of Workers Gather In Chicago to Pass Upon Wage Reduction, Ef fective Today. Chicago, July 1. Hundreds of railway union leaders from all parts of the country gathered here to day in preparation 4or a series of meetings which will take up the ac ceptance or rejection of the wage reductions recently ordered by the United States railroad . labor board and which are effective to morrow. Votes on the proposition have been taken by a number of the or ganizations involved and it has been unofficially reported that these, in wine cases, show a majority against the acceptance of the cuts. "The stationary engineers and oilers have voted 94 per cent strong against the acceptance of the wage cuts," declared Timothy Healy, in ternational president of the organiza tion. "There is a stong strike feeling in many of the organizations," he added. Strike Not Likely. 'There will be no nation-wide strike unless the men arc forced into it." said B. M. Jewell, presi dent of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor. "Our men will accept any reason able adjustment, whether ordered by xthe labor board or proposed by rail way managements. They are not go ing to do anything rash or unrea sonable. They have all been study ing the situation and whatever de cision they come to must be based on an accurate knowledge of condi tions" "There is nothing to be alarmed over in the situation regarding the wage reduction ordered by the la bor board," said W. S. Carter, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Locomo . tive Firemen. "The decision to ac cept or reject the wage reduction made by the labor board is up to the men and the men alone can make such decision." L. J. Luhrsen, president of the American Train Dispatchers' asso ciation, said that his. organization had not taken a vote on the wage reduction and had not been asked to. Take Level-Headed View. T. C. Cashen, president of the Switchmens Union of North Ameri ca, said that his organization had taken no vote on the wage reduc tions. The union leaders probably will be in session for several days. In addition to representatives of the engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen, there will be those of the switchmen and clerks. The execu tives in session here, it was said, w6uld represent a total. of more than 1,500,000 railway employes. A general walkout could not be finally declared at the impending rnnfmnrrt. Such an order would have to be approved by a referen dum vote of members of many un ions, which would require from 10 to 30 days. . New Chief of Staff Of the Pacific Fleet tan Aia-virttl , ' ; v OCT V ; -"'V June Business Activity Classed As Inconclusive Mismanagement of Columhus Wholesale Firm Charged Columbus, Neb.. July 1. (Special.) Fred Davis, holding $10,000 worth of common stock in the Paxson & Davis wholesale firm, has filed suit in district court alleging gross mis management of the affairs of the company and praying that a receiver be appointed. Recently A. P. Pax son resigned from the management of the company and was paid for the stock he had bought when the com pany was formed. i The directors of the company maintain that the suit is brought to compel them to purchase the stock held by Mr. Davis. They say the company is solvent and that Mr. Davis has been threatening such a suit since his removal from the board of directors.' Tripartite Agreement Is Plan Says London Papers London, July 1. Reports that the imperial conference is considering a tripartite agreement between the United States, Great Britain and Ja pan relative to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty are given prominence by the morning newspa pers of today. By such an agree ment, it is declared, a virtual triple entente for the Pacific would be es tablished and the operation of the Anglo-Japanese treaty would be coh fined to the Pacific. Discussions between representa tives of the three, nations, as well as those of the British dominions, are foreshadowed. Omaha Youth Injured in Fall From Train Dies Columbus, Neb., July 1. (Special.) Franklin B. Penry, 13, Omaha, who had both his legs cut off by a Union Pacific freight train, died. Howard Sheets of the Burroughs Adding Machine company of Omaha, volunteered a quantity of blood to save the little boy's life, but his ef fort was in vain. The boy said he left Omaha with the intention of beating his way to Cheyenne, and that as the train pulled through Columbus he con concluded to get off and stay all night here. ' Buy New Equipment Wymore, Neb., Julv 1. (Special.) The Wymore fire department has . let the contract for a complete new equipment of fire fighting apparatus ' consisting of rubber coats, hip boots, helmets and smoke masks. Burlington Hires Men Wvmore. Neb.. July 1. (Soecial.) Orders have been received by the Burlington shops here to employ additional help to get all cars in condition for handling the rush of :cal and grain. Fined for Bootlegging Lindsay, Neb., Juiy 1. (Special.) Joseph Rosenthal was fined $300 on a charge of operating a still and selling liquor. Byron to Celebrate Deshler,' Neb., July 1. (Special.) Byron is arranging for a big chau tauqua apd picnic July 22-24. Base ball will Jbe featured. Rear Admiral B. 1". Hutchinson, who has been assigned to the Pa cific fleet to be chief of staff for Ad miral E. W. Eberlc, the new com- nianrcr-in-chicf of the Pacific 11661. Freight Car Shortage Predicted by Leonard Lincoln, July 1. (Special.) A serious shortage in freight cars was forecast today by George K.-Leonard, assistant secretary of the de partment of public works. "On January 1 there was a surplus of railroad-owned freight cars of 200,000, and of gondola, hopper and flat cars of about 25,000," Leonard said. "This surplus increased to April 8, at which time there was a surplus of 510,000 box cars and 280, 000 miscellaneous cars. From that d?.te, the surplus decreased almost uuiformly to June 1, at which time there was a 'surplus of 395,000 box cars and 175,000 miscellaneous cars. "This indicates that if all the idle cars were serviceable the surplus would be exhausted early in August. But a large number are unservice able and an exhaustion of supply is looked for at an early date and con tractors planning on the purchase of materials should get their orders in early." Nebraska Gets 200,000 Fish From U. S. Hatchery Lincoln, July 1. (Special.) More than 200,000 fish have been dis tributed recently in Nebraska streams by George G. Koster, state game warden, and W.' J. O Bnen, superintendent of the state . fish hatchery at Gretna. The fish were obtained from the Rovcrnmcnt hatchery at Spearfish, S. D. This was the first time the state has received fish from the govern ment hatchery.. The fish were distributed in streams near Chadron,. Long Pine, Valentine, Atkinson, O'Neill, Ne ligh, Merriman and Crookston. Gavel From Jerusalem Given Masons at Liberty Liberty, Neb., July 1. (Special.) Many years ago, while R. L. GumaeY, then a resident of this city, was visiting in Jerusalem, he attend ed a session of Royal Solomon Lodge 293, A. F. & A. M., and was presented with an ancient olive wood gavel for the Master's station. Upon Mr. Gumaer's death recently, at Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada, the gavel was forwarded to his lodge here. , . Dual Purpose Auto Fan Invented by Burchard Man Pawnee City, Neb., July 1. (Spe cial.) J. P. Ullman of Burchard has secured a patent on an auto fan. The fan can also be adjusted so that, it will run backwards, throwing the warm air from the - engine to the' ladiator, thus keeping the water warm and the engine cool in cold weather. Tekamah Man Pound Guilty Of Assaulting Attorney Tekamah, Neb., July 1. (Special.) James Rankin was found guilty by a district court jury as assaulting John Singhaus last October. Mr. Singhaus was attorney for Mrs. Ran kin in a divorce suit and in an ar gument between the two men- he was knocked unconscious. Will Equip Park Stanton, Neb., July 1. (Special.) The Business Men's club has named a committee to arrange a camping ground for auto toilrists and equip it with all possible conveniences. Close of Readjustment Period Not Yet Reached, Fed eral Reserve Board Review Says. Washington, July 1. June busi ness activities in the United States, although showing an acceleration in price declines, were classed as "in conclusive" with respect to probable future developments by the monthly review of the federal reserve board, issued today. The board concluded that "it is evident the close of the readjustment period has not yet been reached in some lines of business, notably iron and steel. In iron, the board said "it is now ' generally believed further readjust ! ment of wages and prices is likely to : occur and that increased activity will ' certainly not be noted before au- tumn." In several branches of domestic trade, the board said, the "month o June is usually a period of relative quiet and temporary reaction," and "such recession as has occurred is evidently only seasonal." Unemployment continued practi cally unchanged, the report said, "with slight tendencies to betterment, no tably in agriculture. "Hesitation in purchasing," the board said, "marked all the channels of distribution, with little improve ment in exports, but in growth of strength. ' "The reserves of the federal re serve banks have been much en larged," the board said, "while their outstanding liabilities have been re duced. Federal reserve notes out standing havxe' continued to shrink, and interest rates have become more moderate during the month." A first folio Shakespeare, dated 1623, has just been sold in London for the sum of $13,250. Named on Pension Board Des Moines, July 1. (Special Telegram.) Dr. G. G, Douglas has been appointed member of the pen sion board at Weeping Water, Neb., and Dr. J. W. Beauchamp at Bed ford, la. Community Club Play Ord. Neb., July 1 .(Special.) The Community Service club will stage a play July 7 entitled, "The Dream that Came True." The pro ceeds will go for the betterment of the community. . Fishermen Are, Fined Ord. Neb.. July 1. (Specials Harold Parks and Mickle Jensen were arrested by the state game warden and fined $9.05 for fishing without a license. New Aurora Pa6tor Aurora, Neb., July 1. (Special.) The Congregational church has ob tained Rev. Irvine Ingles as pastor and he will soon take up his new charge. Increase School Expense Ord. Neb., July L (Special.) The board of education appropriat ed $65,000 this year, as compared to $40,000 last year. Suit Against Union Follows Outlaw Strike Of Chicago Pressmen Chicago, July 1. An alleged un authorized strike by 200 pressmen in the printing shop of the Cuneo-Hen-nebcrry company, publishers, result ed in the filing of the praecipe of a $50,000 suit against the Chicago Printing and Pressmen's union. No. 3, and eight officials of the union. Trouble is said to have started over the printing of the western edi tion of a weekly magazine at whose main plant there was a pressmen's strike. Pres. George L. Berry of the In ternational Printing Pressmen As sistants' union, announced today, however, that the local organization had no right to call the strike and that the international organization would assist in manning the com pany's presses. He added that the Chicago local had lost its charter by its action. v Two Forest Fires Burn 800 Acres of Jack Pine Duluth, Minn., July 1. Two forest fires in the Superior National forest have burned over between 600 and 800 acres of white and jack pine tim ber and are still raging, according to a long distance telephone message received by The Associated Press from Calvin A. Dahlgreen, Superior national supervisor, at his headquar ters at Ely, Two crews of 50 men each are fighting the flames. The fires are in the vicinity of Sioux Falls and Meander Lake. No rain has fallen in this territory for several weeks and the woods are unusually dry, Mr. Dahlgreen said. The fires were started late Wedciisday night by lightning. . Army Orders Washington, July 1. (Special Telegram.) Maj. Augustus B. Van wormer, adjutant general's depart ment, is relieved from duties at New Orleans, La., and will proceed to Fort Crook, Neb. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT. DEMAND FOB TANLAC BREAKS ALL RECORDS Amazing Success Achieved by Celebrated Medicine Not Only Phenomenal, But Unprecedented Over 20,000,000 Bottles Sold in Six Years For eign Countries Clamor for It. Never before, perhaps, in the history of the drug trade has the demand for a proprietary medicine ever approached the wonderful record that is now being made by Tanlac, the celebrated medicine which has been accomplishing such re markable results throughout this country and Canada. As a matter of fact, the marvelous success achieved by this medicine is not only phenomenal, but unprecedented. The first bottle of Tanlac to reach the public was sold just a little over six years ago. 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For when you buy such merchandise as ours far under regular prices it's like getting gold dollars at a discount. 44 Including: Crepe de Chine and Pongee Blouses Trimmed and untrimmed Millinery Silk and Muslin Underwear I Children's and Infants' Wear Women's Cotton Dresses Women's Silk Skirts Women's Low Shoes Girls' Apparel ; Prudence suggests that you profit by this this month, but remember the richest bargains . Women's Sleveless Dresses Georgette Crepe Blouses ? ' Women's Sport Sweaters Women's Sport Coats Specials in Corsets , Women's Hosiery Cotton Blouses Boys' Apparel opportunity. The sale 'will hold all are being chosen first. Money cheerfully refunded on an unsatisfactory purchase is a good policy and we believe in it. But Ave go one better we satisfy on the first purchase. The Store of Specialty Shoos. July Clearance- Sale of MEN'S SUITS 25 Discount Including Ever Suit-irLight Weight, Summer and Fall Suits and Summer Suits -Not a Suit Reserved Every desirable fabric, every wanted style and every size for men and young men is to be found in this great event. Come Saturday while the stocks are at their height. . , Tailored fc-st. Pec Pelham Chesterfield Michael Sterns And other well known makers Spring and Fall weight cheviots, tweeds, serges, cashmeres and hard finished worsteds. Sizes 31 to 46. Longs, shorts, stouts and regulars. Summer suits of Shantung silk, Palm Beach, tropical worsteds, tweeds, summer checks and flannels. Sizes 31 to 42. Shorts, stouts and regulars. Colors Natural, tan, sand, brown, gray, -blue and white. - : .' - Men! Saturday! lYour Unrestricted Choice of Any Straw Hat in Stock at $3.00 A hat for every head at a price far under regular-r-in fact so far reduced as to recall thost good old days of 1914 and 1915. t . Styles for everybody in Sennits, dark colored straws, fancy Jap braids and a few.panams. izes 6 to 7. Previously priced up to $7.00 MAIN FLOOR SATURDAY The Store of Spa-felly Shop