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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
LABOR HEADS GIVEN
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Central Union Withdraws En-
dorsement from Publication
Making Graft Charges.
PUBLISHERS ARE SCORED


The Central Labor union at its bi-
monthly meeting last evening passed
a vote Of confidence in the officers
charged with grating at the meeting
two weeks ago, when David Coutts
and William Castlemau, publishers OF
the Unionst, accused Tom Reynolds,
Jonas Wangberg and c. L. Shamp OF
making profit from the contract for
the Labor day program and other
union activities.
The endorsement of the Central La
Dor union was Withdrawn from the
Unionlst, and motion passed asking
the two unions sending Coutts and
Castleman to the central body to sub
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06

Dunlap was elected to represent the
Central Labor union as a delegate "
Fremont on September y.
Tom Reynolds. the president OF the
body announced the members OF the
standing committee for the coming
year as follows:
Law Commtttee--A. c. Weitzel. II. Hilmer
NJ Griffith
Grievance Committee-C. +. Crawford. W
NJ. Chase, John Hansen
Educational Commttee--John J. Kerrigap,
NJ Courtney. Frank y. Maissel
organization Committed. X. Wangberg
George Arnold. & F. Meth.
sanitary Committee-P F. AllsmAn, e.
Bier j. Kline.
linton Label Commlttee-J B. schupp
Herbert Rustock, John Rocker
A communication from the BARRIERS
union asked the endorsement of the
Central Labor union and the affiliated
locals for an ordinance to be pre-
scented to the city council asking for
a Sunday closing ordinance that would
make it a misdemeanor to do any
barbering on Sunday. The musicians
union protested against the action OF
the city in not continuing to employ
union musicians at all park concerts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
Drift Toward Republicans.

Every election special or other
wise, since 1912 hass hown steady
drift toward the republican party. In
the senatorial and congressional cleo
tons Of two years ago the republicans
carried twenty-three states which
would give them clear majority Of
electoral votes OF twenty-five. This
did not include ten states for which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
Fight for Ten States.

III IS interesting to note the results
from ten states in which republicans
we're not successful in the 1914 cleo
ton these being representative states
III different sections of the country. In
the total votes cast in these ten the
democrats Won by plurality of less
than 100000. In 1912 the democratic
plurality in these same states was over
100000 A very small percentage
republican gain would have put three
OF these states into the republican col
umn. as an increase of little over
5000 republican votes would have
carried Nebraska, Colorado and Maine
with their twenty votes in the elcc-
toral college Following is the dc
tailed vote of these states for 1914:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
Porch Dresses

Very pleasing styles made Of
dainty ginghams, chambrays and
percales. Suitable for day time
summer wear. Prices $1.65, 1896.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06

a choice. In three states there was
division on Hatio2al issues Thus in
Oregon South Dakota and Nevada
democratic senators were elected
while republican congressional dele
cations were chosen At this election
30 democratic members of the lower
house OF congress were chosen. In
th,rrr-niuC of the congressional dis
trict> hnWCNcr, the Progressive vote
was larger than the democratic plural
iN So that, had It not been for the
progressive vote, the democratic mem
hcr>hip N the present house would be
only rot, with us necessary Tor ma
,Nritv. In four states. California
Colorado, Indiana and Oregon, the
progressive vote elected four demo
cratic senator's
Moosers Lose Two Millions.
Il think II is clearly evident what
become Of the progressive vote Ct
l9l2. The approximate figures showed
a republican gam Of 2,4S9, SS8 over the
republican presidential vote Of l9l1.
The progressive loss was .5O7Sll.
I'm the twcnty-thrcc states carried
by the republicans the republican
plurality over the democratic vote was
more than 100000 In l9l2 the VII
son vote IN the same states was larger
than the Taft vote by about as much.
Oi the total votes cast by the three
parties in these states i'll 1914, the re-
publicans cast 800 per cent. the demo
Gratis $50 per cent and the progress
sivcs lis per cent. In 1912 the prcs-
dental vote was; Republicans. 2S,4
per cent; democrats, }o7 per cent;
progrcssiveS, 80 per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
ANALYSIS OF VOTE
INDICATES G. 0. P.
VICTORY THIS FALL


combined Taft,Roo>c>clt vote was
In0+,'lS a difference vi Lilllo+ IN
favor 81 the two republican candl-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06

"A turSory glance Will Show That
the union OF the two republican
parties OF 1912 would make Connect
cut republican by $4,000, Illinois by
100000, Indiana by $4,000, Iowa by
10000, Kansas by 10000, MaSsachu.
sets by 10000. New Jersey by 10000,
New York by 100000 and Ohio by
100000.
1T must also be considered that Wi
son had many thousands OF ardent
supporters in 1912 who will not vote
Tor him today And it must also be
remembered that in the party disat-
lection a great mass OF republicans
did NOT vote at all
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-06
Information Given
DISPERSED Families
tCorretpondrnCe OF The Associated Pressl

Correspondence OF The Associated PresSN
Paris, July THE Information
Bureau for Dispersed Families or
gained by the French Women's So
ciety. has succeeded in locating the
separated members of $4,000 families.
The national convention of the
French Womcn's society, just closed,
adopted a resolution fixing "Stras-
burg. capital of Alsace, once more
French" as the place Of meeting for
1917
2bTis more paid Want Ads first six
Douths 1915 than in same period OF 1918
nearly 900 more each week, Why men
tInp results with this Kind Of evidence2
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-26
i'll cure cramped muscles quick.

will cure cramped muscles quick.
est"
II was a wild. desolate spot In
which we were, a mere rift in the
bluffs. | proposed a climb up an
opening of the bluff, down which
led a deer trail.
TWILL be a hard climb"
And what of that" / burst
forth, giving vent to Indignation.
You can see yourself the trail Is
not steep. Faith, | will go now.
Just to show that ! am at liberty"
He laughed, and unpleasant
sound to it, yet made no effort to
halt me. The rude path l fol-
lowed was narrow, but not steep
enough to prove wearisome. Thick
woods covered the crest, although
there were open plains beyond.
and | was obliged to advance to
the very edge in order to gain
glimpse of the river.
Leaning far out | distinguished
De Artigny's canoe at the upper
landing. and the Indians busily
preparing camp. / know not
what instinct prompted him to
turn and look up intently at the
bluff towering above. united
the neckerchief at my throat and
held it forth in signal An in
slant he stared upward. and dis
appeared among the trees at the
foot of the bluff.
Continued i'm Our Next Issue.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-26
LINER MINNESOTA
ALL PATCHED UP

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26. :
The Great Northern steamer Min
nesota. which put back here last
January with leaking boilers, has
bad 16 new boilers installed and
made trial trip on the bay today.
She Is for sale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-26
'sBFYOND THE FRONTIER
Randall Copyright AC McCurg
WEEK: WASHINGTON SQUARE"

, show you good reason" He stood
lup. and placed his hand on Cas-
sion's arm. Now, Francois, IL
you will join the lady"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-09-26

Pooh! small danger of that.
For him to know that / possess
the weapon will protect me. You
do not grasp my plan?"
He shook his head gloomily.
yet his great hand held forth the
pistol But | watched his great
form disappear, my mind far from
satisfied; the man was so lacking
In brains as to be a poor ally.
CHAPTER w.
I Gain Speech With De Artigny.
! We had left the st. Lawrence
and were journeying up the Otta-
wa river before | gained speech
with De Artigny. 1t was many
days since we had stood together
in the curtained window of the
governors palace, and | had be-
come so diffident concerning my
surroundings that Cassion re-
leased little of his guard over
me.
Since we had left the st. Law
renee the water we were travelling
become much rougher and it was
necessary that he himself take
active labor in the manning of
the canvas. This left me to the
companionship of the priest Pere
Allouez.
One night when we made a
landing | was so stiff from long
sitting on the canoe bottom that
could not walk from the river to
our camp fire without aid.
You must contrive to get more
exercise" said Cassion as he
helped me, not without gentle
ness, up the bank, las soon as you
are able walk about little-that
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
STRAIN FELT BY WALL STREET

According to Charles R. Brown, a
writer for the financial columns of the
Chicago Tribune, extreme apprehension
is felt in Wall Street, because of the
acute strain in diplomatic circles, as we'll
as the clash between the President and
Congress.
War is nearer than it ever has been,
since the European struggle began, is
the belief freely heard among bankers
and stock exchange houses. No panic
has developed from the situation; on the
contrary, a widespread belief exists that
as in previous crises, the present one
will also be settled; nevertheless, there
is little disposition to cover up the real
seriousness of the situation.
The part to be played by the United
States, in war, would be financial and
economic, more than military or even
naval, Mr. Brown claims. A large loan
would be one of the first requisites, and
would Immediately reverse the present
money situation, which has been ex-
tremely easy during the past six months.
We would no longer loan money to for
eign countries, but would need all re-
sources for ourselves, and there would
be immediate and spectacular demands
for men and munitions of war.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
NEWTON D. BAKER BECOMES
SECRETARY OF WAR

Newton D. Baker, former mayor of
Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected by
President Wilson as Secretary of War,
to fill the office recently vacated by the
resignation of Secretary Garrison.
Mr.. Baker is a lawyer, and it is
claimed that the President desired the
war secretary's office filled by a man
possessing broad legal knowledge, be-
cause of the questions constantly arising
in the administration of the war depart
ment in connection with the foreign
possessions of the United States.
The President has been very deliber-
ate in making the choice, having spent
more than three weeks carefully going
over a long list of persons suggested for
the position.
The new Secretary of War is said to
be of a radically different type from Mr..
Garrison, being pacifst with extreme
views on questions relating to interna-
tional peace.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
ZEPPELINS AGAIN RAID EAST
COAST OF ENGLAND

The eastern counties of England were
again raided by Zeppelins on last Sun
day night. 1t is reported that three of
these great dirigibles took part in the
attack, the course of each having ap-
parently been carefully planned and
timed
After crossing from the Belgian coast,
the airships took various courses, the
area visited including Yorkshire, Lin
colnshire, Rutland, Huntingdon, Cam
bridgeshire, Norfolk, Essex, and Kent.
One Zeppelin circled very close to Lon
don, but failed to touch the British cap
ital. So far as is known, about forty
bombs were dropped altogether.
The number of killed and injured. ac-
cording to official reports, was much less
than in former raids. However, it u.s.
ually develops that casualties resulting
from these Zeppelin visits are much
greater than at first reported.
In statement issued March 6, it is
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
GORE AND McLEMORE
RESOLUTIONS TABLED

More than a week ago, President Will
son demanded that the proposed resolu-
tions warning Americans to shun armed
merchantmen, be voted upon by the two
houses of Congress. The members of
Congress were thus placed in a state of
perplexity. A vote showing difference
of policy with that Of the President
would place the Democratic party in a
bad light before the country.
According to Arthur Sears Henning,
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cGgO Tribune, a majority of the House
was opposed to giving Mr.. Wilson a
blanket vote of confidence, but was will
ing to express the opinion tl1at the shap-
ing of foreign policies should be left with
the President, who is responsible there
for.
A vote was taken by the Senate, on
the question, March 3, by which a maj
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
LOSS OF LIFE ON PROVENCE
GREATEST OCEAN DISASTER
IN HISTORY

It has this week been officially an
nounced by the French Minister of Mar
inc that there were nearly 1000 men on
board the French auxiliary cruiser
Prove9ace, when it was sunk in the Medi-
terranean on February 26, instead of
about 1900, as formerly reported. It is
indicated that upward of $3.50 lives
were lost, consisting of soldiers and staff
officers
The sinking of the Provence is the
greatest ocean disaster in the history of
the world. Up to the present, the larg-
est number of lives ever lost in one
wreck was when the Titanic sank off
Newfoundland Bank, with a death loss
of 1896.
The sinking of the Provence, however,
has attracted but comparatively little at
tention, being overshadowed by t h e
great events now taking place in Europe
and other parts of the world; it is re-
garded as merely an incident of the
great world war.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11

Bankers of Elgin are unanimous in
branding Mr.. Freiler's statement re-
garding the decrease in bank deposits,
as misleading, all agreeing that deposits
for 1915 exceeded the deposits for 1913,
the banner wet year by $196,OOO.
The issue sums up the matter by say
ing that the bankers, newspapers, manu-
facturers and citizens generally, of Ell
gin, say that the town is better off with
out saloons, and asks whose testimony
would have the most weight in court,
theirs or that of a man who is an ex-
saloon keeper, and representative of a
Louisville distillery.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
BRITISH WOMEN TO WORK AS
FARM HANDS

A call has been made by Greet Britain
for 100000 women to replace the
100000 men who will be missing from
agricultural pursuits in the spring.
There is scarcely profession, trade or
industry in Great Britain, today, in
which women are not employed. Farm
labor has none of the attractive novelty
presented by some of the new occupa-
tions which the war has opened to wo-
men. It is very hard work, and is not
we'll paid The call, however, has been
heard with responsive ears, and with
but little criticism from any of the wo-
mems organizations, or from the press.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
THREATENED RAILWAY STRIKE
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
EUROPEAN WAR

1t is claimed that if the threatened
strike of railway employees throughout
the United States and Canada should
materialize, sheer financial loss would
result in these two countries of more
than the daily outlay for the European
War.
In view of this, the Association of
Commerce is bringing extra efforts to
bear to force the railroad managers and
the four train service brotherhoods of
America to agree to arbitration. Wheth-
er these efforts will be successful or not,
remains to be seen.
Advance figures sent to the Inter
state Commerce Commission by all rail
roads throughout the country, indicate
gains in every section during the month
of January, being considered direct
result Of increased rates and better bust
ness conditions.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
FELIX DIAZ IN MEXICO

Felix Diaz has landed on the east
coast of Mexico, having gone there, it
is claimed, to make trouble.
From a ranchin the state of Vera Cruz,
he is reported to have issued manifesto
proclaiming himself general in chief of
the reorganized national army" It is pre-
sumed that Zapata, the insurrectionist
of southern Mexico, will become his ally.
It therefore appears that the stability of
Carranza's rule is to be tested. The
prospect is not gratifying to Americans.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
FREILER'S STATEMENTS
REGARDING ELGIN, ANSWERED

It will be remembered that Phillip
Freiler came out with a public state
ment, some three weeks ago, to the eff
feet that the voting of saloons out of
Elgin, Illinois, has had a disastrous eff
feet upon business conditions in that
city. Mr. Freiler, it is learned upon in
vestigation, is former saloon keeper of
Elgin, and is now in the employ of a
Louisville distilling company.
His statements were given much
prominence in the Chicago dailies,. and
were widely quoted throughout the coun-
try. According to the American Issue,
however, bankers, merchants and bust
ness men in general, as well as city off
cials of Elgin, brand the story of Mr..
Freiler as not only false but foolish.
Elgin, on the contrary, they claim, has
suffered much less, during the past year,
from general business depression, than
the ajority of towns of Illinois, and
throughout the country. At the first of
the year all the Elgin papers published
statements by leading merchants, to the
effect that the holiday trade had been the
best in the history of the city, and that
the prospects for the new year were
never brighter.
C. H. Pegler, general attorney for-the
Aurora Elgin Interurban says:
"The only empty storerooms are in un-
desirable locations, excepting few
which are owned by the liquor interests,
and which they refuse to rent. Take,
for instance, River and Milwaukee
Streets they used to be lined with sa-
looms; now groceries, dry goods stores,
and other prosperous business concerns
have taken the place of the saloons, and
the two streets have been literally trans
formed"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
DEMANDS RIGHT OF FREE
SPEECH

Joseph Slattery and his wife, Mrs.
Mary F. Slattery, holding anti-Catholic
meetings in Chicago last week, under the
auspices Of the Guardians of Liberty,
were attacked by a lawless band of rowd-
les. Slattery is former Roman Cath
olic priest, while his wife was formerly
a nun.
At meeting held at Boulevard Hall,
near the corner of Garfield Boulevard
and Halsted Street, on the night of
March 1, priest led the disturbance,
while four, policemen stood idly by max
ing no move>to restore order, according
to reports in both the Chicago Herald
and Chicago Tribune.
On the night of March 2, the mob be-
came so violent that Slattery was driven
to his hotel under police escort. Sew
eral men, escorting their wives from the
meeting, were beaten, while street cars
were entered and passengers assaulted.
The third night, Slattery talked to
1000 people in Turner's Hall, guarded
by police, while the mob howled outside.
On last Sunday, meetings were held
simultaneously, under police protection,
in three halls of the Masonic Temple,
each of which was packed to the doors.
Slattery was assisted by VIM. L. McGee,
also a former Catholic priest. In the
course of his address, he quoted from
several books, and produced statistics to
prove his points.
He is reported to have said: $50 long
as + break no law in what I say, defy
any power in the United States to de-
prive me of the right of free speech" :"
This question of the right of free speech
is one which vitality concerns every pub
lie speaker and every citizen of the
United States.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11

ority Of 68 to IA votes to table the Gore
resolution, Senator Gore himself voting
in the affirmative.
An editorial writer of the Chicago
Evening Post remarks: "The Senate
voted merely to table the Gore resolu-
ton; it did not vote on the merits of the
question whether Americans should or
should not travel on armed belligerent
merchantmen. These distinctions are
most important"
In vote in the House on March Z,
the McLemore resolution corresponding
to that of Senator Gore in the Senate,
was likewise disposed of by a vote of
276 to 143, on the third ballot. Not
withstanding this action, however, the
majority of Congressman are just as
much opposed to allowing Americans to
travel aboard armed belligerent vessels
as they were before the vote was taken.
An editorial writer has this week re-
marked: "Put the Gore resolution be-
fore the people of this country, while
they are free to choose, and there would
be very different result from that
recorded"
An editorial appearing in the Chicago
Tribune, under date of March 2, pre-
sents the submarine question with un-
usual clearness. The writer asks: "Shall
German submarines concede to armed
merchantmen Of the enemy the first shot,
because citizens of the United States
have elected to travel on such merchant
men" The writer goes on to explain
that even the shot of one FOUNDER is
fatal to submarine: that the custom of
allowing defensive armament on mer-
chantmen was established in the days of
pirates and privateers, both of whom
have now disappeared from European
waters. The necessity, therefore, for
merchant vessels to carry guns for de-
fensive purposes is thing of the past.
The writer goes on to say:
Enemy ships consist of only two
kinds, combatant and noncombatant. If
ship is noncombatant it will not be
equipped to combat. If a ship is equip
ped with armament sufficient to destroy
an enemy warship, as in the case of a
merchantmen mounting a six inch, four
inch, or one FOUNDER gun, such mer-
chairman having no use for such arma-
ment except against enemy craft, it can
not claim the character of an 'unarmed'
merchantmen, but should be held what
in fact it is, combatant ship"
Speaking Of the action of Congress in
allowing the President to pursue his
course unhampered, Tribune editorial,
under date of March 4, says: eve do
this in order to give to few hundred
American citizens the privilege of travel
ing on the ARMED ships of foreign
powers now engaged in warfare
'"The situation can be justified only on
the grounds that the defeat of Germany
is of paramount interest to the United
States, or that the allies have entered
into compensating engagements with
u.s."
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
GERMAN BANKS SCORE REMARK
ABLE RECORD

Herr Reusch, the statistician of the
German savings banks, declares that
Germany scored remarkable record in
1915. He estimates that the gain in de-
posits for the year reached at least $780,
100000, not taking into account the
amounts withdrawn for subscriptions to
war loans. AS these latter amounted to
about $1,070,000,0 the net reduction
of deposits was only about $170, 900.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11

property" The hotel managers, how
ever, we're given every opportunity to
mend their ways, but refused and defied
the law They claimed that they had a
right to do what they pleased with their
own property, regardless Of morals and
public decency.
The example will doubtless go far in
deterring other property owners from
like practices.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11
WAR BRINGS PROSPERITY TO
JAPAN

Japan is experiencing the greatest
period of material prosperity in her his
tory, this situation being entirely due to
the war.
Money has become so cheap that
bankers have begun to complain. The
entente allies have been purchasing
great quantities of war supplies from
Japan, and more orders are being placed
constantly. Exports to Russia alone
have amounted to several hundred mil
lion yen.