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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
STATE LIFE INSURANCE

Portland, March 5-State life insur-
ance promises to be an issue in Ore
gon in the very near future. State In
surance Commissioner Ferguson, who
has been investigating the Wisconsin
plan, has reported to the governor his
belief that this system is practicable.
He says: "Of the. total expense of old
line companies, more than one-half
goes to agents in commissions. I'm
der the Wisconsin plan policy hold
ers are saved this expense. Applica-
lions are received by clerks and
treasurers of counties, of cities, of
towns, and by officials of banks which
receive state deposits, and no paid
agents are employed" Mr. Ferguson
says that employers in Wisconsin are
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
UNIoNIsTs REOPEN FIGHT

Trenton, N. j., March 5.-The anti
Injunction bill, introduced in the
State Legislature by Assemblyman
Quinn, president of the State Fedora
ton Of Labor, has aroused New Jer
sey manufacturers who areplanning
vigorous opposition. The trade union
movement is just as wide awake, and
the knowledge they gained through
their partially successful fight last
year, when the lower House adopted
this bill, will be of service to them.
The bill covers labor's well-known OPP
position. to present Injunction prac-
tees and provides that no injunction
shall issue unless necessary to prevent
injury for which there is no remedy
at law. The manufacturers claim the
bill refuses to treat the right to work
as property right, which would make
it practically impossible for them to
secure injunctions in labor dis utes
To this the unionists agree, and ans
Wer that the criminal laws of New
Jersey, with their trial by Jury guar.
antees, are enough protection fl any
citizen.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
A DEFECTIVE, COM PASS.

Philadelphia, March 81 In the H.
Vestlgatlon, before United States Off
clals on the collision between the
steamers Monroe and Nantucket, in
wnicn James O'Connell, vice presi-
Labor, nearly lost his life, Can't. John
son, of the sunken Monroe. testified
that he navigated the boat with a
steering compass that deviated as
much as two. degrees from the stand
ard magnet compass. He said this was
correct enough to run the ship. and
that the compass had not been adjust
ed In the year he was master of the
boat.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

that employed safety lamps only. He
says the remedies for gas explosions
are to employ either oil-burning safe
ty lamps or portable electric lamps
that have passed the safety require
ments of the bureau and have been
approved as permissible; and to rem
der the coal dust inert, either by
thoroughly wetting it by extensive
watering, or by humidifying the mine
air, or, where water is scarce, by scat
tering plenty of clay or rock dust on
all projections and timbers on the
floor. This mode of using rock dust
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
EXPLOSIONS IN COAL MINES

Washington, March 5.-The mines
that are most liable to cause explos
ions are those that make some gas
and yet are not pronounced gaseous
mines by state authorities, says Direc-
tor Holmes, Of the National Bureau
of Mines, in his third annual report.
Mine operators ave not fully recog-
nized the great dangers of using
mixed lamps that is, open lamps
and safety lamps-in these mines.
According to Mr.. Holmes, last year
witnessed no explosions in mines
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
UNION STORE.
WeaT4u-WGlI Shoes

$1.9s ~ $2.48 = $2.9s : S3.48
.INSOLES AND COUNTERS
GUARANTEED SOLE LEATHER
BEST MATERIAL
Union Made Dress and Working Shoes
WEAR-U-WELL SHOE STORE
Machine & Hand Repairing
1886 Market
Buy Wear Mention Majority
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES
Corsicana, Texas, March 5.-Print-
ers in this city have raised wages
$1.50 week. The agreement runs
for period of five years an b in
cludes better working conditions.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
U. S. ASKED TO MEDIATE.

Portland, Ore, March 5.-The Fed
eral Board of Mediation and Concilia-
ton has been requested to mediate
differences between the Oregon &
Washington Railroad and Navigation
Company and different classes of its
employees, who have voted to go on
strike. Assistant Commissioner
Hanger is now endeavoring to bring
both sides together, and it is hoped
his efforts will be successful.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

fpointed a legislative committee to
work with a like committee of the
State Feeration of Labor to secure the
appointment of deputy commission
er of labor. It is believed the ap-
pointment of this officer will assist in
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
CONDEMN Low WAGES

Albany, N. Y, March 5-"No
woman can live properly and be self
sustaining on a wage of S. or Sc or
even 81 a week, yet we find thousands
of women receiving these amounts"
said Lieutenant Governor Wagner,
chairman of the State Factory Inves-
tigating Commission, which has just
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

a stricter observance of labor laws
It is also intended to urge the estab
lishment of law providing for the in.
speetion of mines, factories and work
shops
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

favorable to that law, which was
adopted October 81, and they are sup
porting the enactment, in some cases
advancing their employees money to
make the first years payment.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

has been recently adopted in France,
and to smaller extent in England,
but has been used only in few
mines in this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
REJECTED PACT WITH
MEXICO REPRINTED
Treaty Which Was Negotiated in
1859 is Interesting Read
ing Now,
UNAUTHORIZED INTERVENTION
Under It's Terms United states Could
send Force to Protect Its Citi-
sens or Support Treaty
! < ,.,,, Rights.

WASHINGTON, March additional
interest In the Mexican situation. both
present and past, was lent today by the
publication of the details of proposed
treaty negotiated more than half a CEN
tury ago between the United States and
the republic OF Mexico, which, IL rati-
fled, would have authorized the United
States ito intervene in support of its
own treaty rights and the security of
it's own citizens whenever Mexico may
be unable TO guarantee the same, with
out incurring the obligation or necessity
Of a general Intervention in the domestic
affairs of that country"
The treaty had been lying in the secret
archives of the senate committee on for
eiEn relations since January, 1850. The
injunction of secrecy was removed yes
terday by the senate and the document
ordered printed for the use OF members
Of that body. The government printing
office force worked on the document al
of last night and today senator's had be-
fore them fresh copies Of II which they
read with interest.
The treaty was signed In Vera Cruz
on December IA, 1859. by Robert M. Me
Lane. American minister to Mexico. and
NJ. Campo. secretary OF state and for
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Builder of Famous
Holmes Castle
Commits Suicide

CHICAGO, March 7.-Patrick Quinlan,
who was said TO be one OF the few men
who might have explained the mysteries
of Holmes Castle" which was famous
in the annals OF Chlcago's crime. is dead
at his home near Portland, Mich, ac-
cording TO dispatches received here to-
day. Before his death no told physicians
he had taken poison.
Quinlan was carpenter and employed
by Herman Wudgatt, better known as
DR.. j. Holmes, TO build the structure
which later became known as the
castle" The police held him for time
as possible accohphce in the five or
six murders for which Holmes WAS con-
victed. Quinlan acted as agent for the
castle" until Holmes was hanged.
Trap doors, false partitionstand num-
Der OF wires were part Of the equipment
found I'm the 'castle," in which the police
believe many crimes had been committed
Except for a number OF bones, not proved
TO be human which were found in the
furnace. there was no evidence that any
Of Holmes crimes had been committed
there.
"He couldn't Sleep was the reason
given by relatives for Quinlans suicide
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Clark Says Charge
By Zueblin Brazen,
Outrageous, False

WASHINGTON. March T. - Speaker
Clark slgnalized his sixty-fourth birth
day by denouncing from the rostrom OF
the house an address by Charles Zueblin
Winchester, Mass, former professor OF
sociology in the University OF Chicago
assalling the speakers counting OF votes
on the report OF the committee that in
vestigated the Mulhall lobby charges.
democrats, republicans and progressiVes
cheered and paid tribute TO the SPEAKER
when he had finished.
Mr.. Clark had read 20 the house a pub
lished article quoting zueblin's attack on
his methods and the alleged arbitrary
dlctatlon OF the speaker and also Demo
cratic Leader Underwood.
Clark branded Zubelin's statements as
untrue, brazen and outrageous" and a
reflection on the integrity OF the house.
lie quoted the figures OF the Mulhall
vote. pointing out that any member wish
ing TO vote had four opportunities 20 dc
20. and added
III have been lied about 30 much,
have sort OF gotten used Go IT,"
Representative Mann OF Illinois Re
publican Leader. Representative Melon
aid % Michigan, progressiye Represen
tative Butler OF Pennsylvania. republican
and others Joined In corroborating th'
speaker and paying tribute 10 his fair
ness and honor, Mr.. Mann's sllusion 4
the speakers slxty-fourth birthday pro
dueed applause and shouting. He de
clared no one could question Speaker
Clarirs honor, integrity or fairness, o.
speaker
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
KELLYS ARMY LIKELY
TO Be JUST A BUBBLE
Local Business Men Do Not Antici-
pate that Aggregation Of Buns
Will Get Very Far
JOBS IF THEY WANTED THEM
Nearly Every Man An the Cana
Could Find PrOfitabIe Employ
ment ~ He Really Wanted
so Occupy Himself.

That the Kelly industrial army now on
the march in California will never
amount to anything, is the opinion OF
some OF the leading business men OF
Omaha, who read the account in~The
Bee of General Kelly's army OF LOO
unemployed men who hope 10 march TO
Washington, ID. c.
Say, II there are any good linotype
men or printers in the gang when they
get TO Omaha. send them to me-" said
Frank I. Ellick. president Of the Omaha
Printing company and president OF the
Omaha Manufacturers association. Il
want some OF them II they are any good.
1t is true there is slight stringency and
jobs are not quite as plentiful as they
| were, but there is no excuse for such
an army at present ! saw Coxy's army
when II came through here years ago
and when you see the class of fellows
that Join It you will see why they haven't
job. When you offer them Job there
is nothing doing"
Plenty of Jobs open.
Henry w. Yates. president of the Ne
braska National bank commenting or
the Kelly army said: There are any
amount OF farmers and ranchers In thi'
state and in other states at this very
" fCont,nuoo or Pare FiVel
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
President Wilson
Visits His 0cculist

PHILADELPHIA, March IA big
crowd cheered President Wilson when ne
arrived today for a two hours visit with
his occulist.
The president has been having his eyes
examined annually for score OF years.
HIS desire to have the same physician
look after them brought him to Philadel l.
phia.
President Wilson was in the oeculists
office a little more than an hour 40
eompanied by Secretary Tumulty. the
president strolled down Chestnut street
and entered a department store. He
walked-through the place and stopped a.
a book counter where he purchased three
books OF new fiction.
The president again mingled with the
throng on Chestnut street. Along the
way he was occasionally recognized and
he stopped several times TO greet friends
At the railroad station President Wilson
purchased several magazines and went
J 10 his car.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
General Keney's
Force Divides Into
Nearly Equal Parts

SACRAMENTO Cal. March I.-Fifteen
hundred members of two armies OF un-
mployed--''Ceneral" Kelley's force and
seeding faction-were caTiped today in
the Southern Pacific yaras awaiting an
answer from the Sacramento officials TO
their demand for food and transporthtiens
TO continue the journey toward Washing
ton.
a heavy Gordon OF police was thrown
around the camping grounds to keep
the fnarohers from scattering throughout
the city and to keep peace between tho
two factions. The desertion of about 100
men from the Kelley army TO that of the
opposition has almost equalized the
strength OF the two factions and caused
considerable bitterness.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. March 7.-Ad-
mitting that they did not want work AMI
would not accept II IL offered them, the
executive committee OF the anti-Kely
faction OF the unemployed crew sharp
rebuke from Governor Hiram w. John
son, to whom they appealed for help.
The governor first offered the three
committeeman work and when they do
clined he said:
For the men who want work I have
the greatest sympathy and 1 am willine
to do everything can to help them. Fol
the men who won't work. which / under.
stand Is the principle with the Industrial
Workers of the World, / have no SYM
pathy.
you all have admitted that you have
not been seeking work. You have re-
fused the positions which l have Offered
YOU every day You say that the ma
jority of your army will not work unit
they have completed their journey L
Washington.
Therefore you do not present an un
employed problem. What you are pre-
senting is n particular propaganda an
asking the state to assist you in spread
ing this propaganda. Those are not tn
actions OF unemployed men"
The governor recognized in James NJ
Cameron, one Of tho committee, a ma
who had begged from the governor twlc
In San Francisco. McCameron admltte
to the governor that he had told him
falsehood 20 obtain money
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
seven Counts Against Felt.
WHY STATE BANK HAS CLOSED
Action in Federal Court ON Notes
Made Action necessary.

(From O Staff correspondent
LINCOLN, March 7-(Special.) Mot
withstanding the State Banking Board
adopted plan of secrecy regarding the
State Saving bank a. Superior, and :e-
fused TO tell the newspaper men the
board had been i'm practical possession Of
the bank for two weeks, and that a re-
ceiver was appointed Thursday to take
charge Of the bank, their secretive
method OF keeping public business from
the public availed them nothing for r..
ID. Sutherland, acting for the depositors
of the wrecked First National bank,
slipped one over on the board, and got
service on the bank a half hour before
Assistant Adjutant General Edgerton.
acting as a secret slueth for the board,
arrived at Superior yesterday.
Mr.. Sutherland at the state house this
morning, said suit has been filed in the
federal court against the state bank of.
ficials to recover S46576. aud on account
Of that the bank was forced to ask for
the receiver. Claims of depositors will
be met Tuesday next. The deposits show
| $122 600, the capital stock is $4,000 and
the loans amount to $11S,0O0
AS there is a total of about $4,000 II
the state guaranty fund to meet the de
mands of depositors. and there is NJ
chance that anyone can lose anything
it is difficult to see just why the stat
board was so anxious TO keep the publ
from knowing about conditions surround
ing the state bonk and the appointment o
q receiver.
This is the first time the state guarant,
fund has been called upon 10 meet tn
losses sustained by the failure of stat
bank, and 1t is possible that in this cas-
very little IL any win be needed, excep
TO cover present demands of deposltor
which will be reimbursed to the guarant
fund as soon as securities are realized or
II the $4,000 in litigation is lost TO TN
state bank. the guaranty fund will hav
to supply the loss providing securities d
notbrlng the required amount sufficien
to meet depositor's demands.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Woman Shot from
ArmOred Train is
Refused Damages

CHARLESTON. w. Va. March 7
Judge Il. B. Dyer in circuit court here
today, directed the jury to bring in
verdict for the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road company, defendant in the action
of MS Anna Hall, who sued to recover
SIS 900 damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned when she was shot during the
miners strike last year. Judge Dyer.
after hearing testimony, decided the
plaintiff had not made out case and
told the jury that IL II found otherwise
il would be necessary to set aside the
finding
Mrs. Hall alleged she had been shot in
both legs from the armored train which
passed up the Paint Creek branch Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad the night OF
February T. 1913.
This was the first Of a number OF
similar actions growing out of the bat
tie of Holly Grove.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Shot Three Times
Under a Dead Cow

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7.--Whhe
Tony Kl,conovich was milking his cow
today. Marks Skarich, with whom ne
had auarreled over the purchase OF an
richard appeared on the scene and began
pumping lead at him.
Kliconovich lodged behind the COW.
Skarlch shot the COW through the heeN
and she fell dead on top OF her master
Her body protected him partially ana as
he lay pinned to the ground SKarich
shot him through the right arm the risht
leg and the left hip. He is dying
Alarmed by the sound Of shooting, Mrs
I<liconovich ran TO the door. skarlch shot
her through the breast and she fell dead,
skarich fled to his lodging house locked
himself in his room and committed
suicide.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Waking up
the retailer

Not many retailers are
asleep, but many slumber. That
is, many retailers are so used
to their business that they are
not always as wide awake to
their opportunities as they
might be.
This is not sermonizing--
just a frank statement of fact.
There are perhaps retailers
who have In their stores many
kinds of merchandise that the
people want.
There are other retailers
whose stocks might be cleaned
up--undesirable merchandise
Nigh I be eliminated and a
fresh stock of the kind people
ask for substituted.
This results In a bigger busi-
ness, makes more pleased Gus
toners, and requires less capt.
tai than the old-fashioned way.
Manufacturers are telling
the people Wndt Wndl. LlNo
retailers are cooperating with
them and putting new life into
their business.
II is just as important for a
retailer TO keep his finger on
the pulse of newspaper adyer-
tising as II is for the manufac-
turer TO keep posted on the
prices of raw materials.
The reading public today is
a live, wire" public. II is in
formed. II knows what II
wants and gets II.
The retailer who won't rec
ognize this movement and
make himself 4 part of II, miss
es an opportunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Sealskin Coats, Silks
and Satins Stolen
from Freight Cars

NEW YORK, March 7.--Goods stolen
from New York Central freight cars and
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000 were
found by the police and railroad detectives
last night in a flat in the Bronx, occupied
by Nicholas Smith. a stationary engineer,
who was arrested.
The finding of the pluuder, most OF
which disappeared from cars during the
last ten months, was brought about by
a woman detective. An advertisement in
serted I'm the newspapers for a sealskin
coat was answered by Smith, who showed
her several similar to those taken from
freight cars.
Besides the sealskin coats a large array
of silks, satin gowns. rugs, overcoats and
smaller articles were found.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Bandit RObs Bank
in California City

SACRAMENTO. Cal, March IA han
dit walked into the Oak Park branch OF
the Sacramento bank OF this city, at noon
today. covered the cashier with a re-
volver and after taking 5000 in gold,
silver and currency. made his escape. He
first drew the cashiers attention by pre-
senting a note. After forcing the cashier
to unlock the vault he placed him in the
lavatory and locked him there.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
One-Fifth of Wheat
Crop Still on Farms;
Figures on Corn

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Grain of last
years crop remaining on farms March
was reported by the Department OF
Agriculture today as follows:
Wheat. l5l, 900 bushels. or 1919 per
cent OF the 1918 crop remained on farms
About $40 per cent of the 1918 crop will
be shipped out Of counties where grown
Corn 900 bushels, or 354 per cent
remained on farms. About i7.2 per cent
will be shipped. Proportion OF crop meF-
chantable, sOI per cent.
Oats. 4l6fsOOo bushels, or S7.4 per cent
remained on farms. About 2s.5 per cent
will be shipped.
Barley. A126.OO0 bushels. OF 24.s per cent
remained on farms. About 4s4 per cent
will be shipped.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
MISS EFFIE GERMoN, ONCE
POPULAR ACTRESS. DIES

NEW YORK, March 7.-Miss Euphsmia
Gffie) Germon. a popular actress OF fifty
years ago. died Thursday at the Actors
Fund home on Staten Island She was
one of the principal attractions in Balti-
more and Philadelphia stock companies
and years ago at Wallack's theAtsr In
this city Miss Germon was born in Au-
gusta, Ga. June 13, ts45. and was the
daughter OF @. c. Germon. the original
impersonator OF Uncle Tom"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
MAILED FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Undated Note Tells How He Came
to Wreck Business.
COULDN'T SAY NO TO FRIENDS
Not Trained Banker and Extended
Too Much Credit.
NEVER PRoFITED BY WRONGS
Declaration Made lie t. PenniIess
and Determined to Come Home
and Help strRighten Out


SUPERIOR, Neb.. March T.--Cspecial
Telegram. 1.-The following letter, with no
date, postmarked San Francisco, was re-
ceived by Rev. Father Fitzgerald:
REV. Fitzgerald. Red Cloud, Neb.--
Dear Father Fitzgerald: For days have
tried to decide what l ought TO do. l
have finally concluded to come back and
tell the people of Superior and my friends
the truth about my downfall. hear that
my friends will think 1 went away with
their money and deliberately robbed
them. left Superior not knowing the
bank would close in my absence. 1t was
surprise when 1 heard It was closed.
When / left l had only a small amount
OF money with me. have no money, no
property except what / left in Superior.
did not have the courage to meet those
who lost their money through my incom-
petence 1 went wrong simply because
was not a banker and could not say
mo" to the friends who wanted to bor-
row money The result was the bank
became insolvent and l tried to save II.
That is all l did. tried to save 1t any
way ! could. 1 never profited dollar
lby the wrongs 1 committed, ] am COM
ing back 10 take the consequences OF my
wrong and TO help in any way can TO
straighten out the business OF the bank.
When you receive tlais letter / will have
surrendered to the United States authori-
ties here in San Francisco and will have
+told them wish TO go back 20 Nebraska.
would start back now IL 1 had the rail-
road fare. Sincerely yours,
"A. c. FELT"
seven Counts Against Felt.
LINCOLN Neb.. March 1.-THE special
grand Jury in federal district court here
returned an indictment OF seven counts
February against A. c. Felt, chargins
him with endorsement Of tS.642 and the
conversion OF notes TO his own use in
the sum of $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
The National Capital
saturday, March 7, Io14.
The senate.
Not In session; meets Monday.
III eIIouse.

III eiiOuse,
Debate on agricultural appropriation re-
6umed
Speaker Clark denounced statements
attacking the integrity OF his counting of
votes Republican Leader Mann led IA
an ovation In tribute 20 the speakers
siNty-fourth birthday.
Irrigation committee reported favorably
the homeseekers extension period OF pay
ment for water rights
Rules committee continued hearing on
Manahan grain market inquiry.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
Grew of Lost Ship
is Landed Safely

NEW YORK. March THE eighteen
members OF the crew Of the Charlemagne
Tower. Jr, adrift in longboat, landed
safely this afternoon at the Cedar Greek
IN, J) life saving station.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-08
The Weather

Forecast till p. m. sunday ,,,.,-..,.
Iror Omaha, Council Bluffs and vicinity
Fair. not much change in temperature
~, ns rature at omaha teBteroay'