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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-06-02
RAILWAY CLERKS WIN.

New Haven, Conn-The Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks has won clean-cut
victory in its controversy with the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road. Wages are increased s per cent,
dating from May 4, and at least two
Saturday afternoons month given each
clerk without loss of pay. Clerks en-
ploycd by the company for one year will
receive one weeks vacation: employees
for two years, 10 days, and men en-
ploycd five years or more two weeks
without loss OF wages. Yard clerks at
Boston and New York terminals are
increased 10 per cent About 5000 work
ers will be benefited by these gains. Rep
resentatives of the federal department
of labor assisted in the negotiations
which were made easier because of the
clerks solidarity.
Boston.-The Brotherhood of Rail
way Clerks has negotiated 10 per cent
wage agreement with the Boston K
Maine railroad The Central New Eng
land railroad has agreed with brother
hood officials that wages for its railway
clerks shall be increased ~ per cent,
hours reduced in certain cases from nine
to eight and one-half and at least two
Saturday afternoon holidays every
month is assured
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-06-02
CARPET WEAVERS ADVANCE.

Philadelphia.-Tapestry Carpet Weav-
ers' union, affiliated with the United
Textile Workers, has secured an agree
ment with organized employers. Wages
are increased from 10 to 20 per cent,
shop committeeman recognized and con-
ferences will be held every six months
to settle differences between the two
parties.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-06-02
BOILER MAKERS GAIN.

Superior, Wis.-Boiler Makers I'M
ion No. III has signed an agreement
with the Superior Ship Building COM
pany and the McDougal ship yards at
Duluth. The nine-hour day will apply
to the hull departments and wage in
creases as high as 12 per cent are Sc
cured
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-06-02

ice without his consent, nor to prevent
such wage earners, either collectively or
individually, from ceasing work and
abandoning their respective employment,
nor to require an employer to continue
in employment or refrain from dismiss
ing any wage earners, either as indi-
viduals or collectively"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-06-02
TAXI DRIVERS RECOGNIZED

Rochester, n. Y.-The Rochester
Taxicab company has signed a union
shop agreement with Chauffeurs' union
No. SAB and the working conditions of
these employees will be improved
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Widow Halts Eulogy
At Husbands Bier
To Score Society

New York, July ll.-While Rev.
DR.. Nathan A. Seagle, rector of St.
Stephens Episcopal church, was de-
livering his eulogy at the bier of
David Whittet Thomson, at Camp
bell Funeral church, Broadway and
Sixty-sixth street, the widow rose and
asked to be permitted to say few
words.
Seeing that Mrs. Thomson was un-
dergoing intense emotion, DR.. Seagle
accepted the interruption as grace
fully as possible and granted the
permission. Most of the thirty or
forty persons present were surprised
by the incident
Mrs. Thomson wept as she spoke
making what she termed a plea
against the present day Christian
society" She said her husband had
been "a victim of our Christian civ
ilization," and urged that the "un-
realities, the shams and the pretenses
of our mode of living be brushed
aside" and that "the living should
realize the realities of life" She also
highly eulogized her husband.
When she had concluded DR.. Seagle
continued his address. Mr.. Thomson
was vice president and treasurer of
Seessel, Inc, interior decorators, No.
33l Madison avenue, and lived at
No. 107 West Forty-seventh street.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
LANE DISCUSSES
DEFENSE COUNCIL
Members of Advisory Board
Donate Services to Govern
ment and Neither Body
Has Purchasing Power.

Washington. July lS.-The relation
OF business men to the government
was described today by Franklin
Lane, secretary of the Interior,
and one of the six cabinet men,
bers, who compose the Council OF
National Defense. Answering talk in
congress and elsewhere. suggesting
that members of the council are in
position to make contracts with
themselves and thus derive personal
profit from the war, Mr.. Lane said
the business men composing the ad-
visory commission have no control
over contracts and in fact give to the
government infinitely more than they
receive.
Analyzing the campaign further,
Mr.. Lane gave high praise to the
business men, experts in their several
fields of industry, who comprise the
many committees on supplies, includ-
ing raw materials of all kinds and
manufactures.
Have Nothing To Sell.
The statement was given to The
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Summer Amusements

sun--"Two Little Imps," the William Fox
photoplay, starring Jane and Katherine Lee,
8 and years old, respectively. will close its
run at the Sun today. This picture has
had wonderful showing here 1t is some-
thing out Of the ordinary and very we'll done
These children, now being starred for the
first time, are captivating. They thrill and
amuse the old as well as the young. Moth
ers like to watch them and coming on their
own offspring with the genius shown by the
Lees
Hipp-Mary McIaren will be the photo
play attraction at this theater today In the
latest Butterfly production, THE Plow
Woman" drama OF the seventies, produced
in a manner that leaves nothing to be de-
sired.
Muse--To those unfamiliar with numbering
operations In the big tree districts Of Cali
fornia. the announcement that Wallace Reid
and Kathiyn Williams will be seen at the
Muse today for the last times means that
today will be your last chance to see this
wonderful photoplay Of unusual interest, for
not only does this thrilling drama tell an
exciting story, but shows the lumber OPP
erations as they really exist. One Of the
many thrilling incidents was the photo
graphing Of an actual forest fire In which
the co-stars take part.
Starnd--The wonderfully vivid and pic.
turesque Alaskan romances of Rex Beach
have been read by many millions. His most
widely read story is THE Barrier" showing
In film form at this theater. The picture
closely follows the swift action and striking
situations Of the book and Is faithful por-
trayai of adventure and romance of life In
Alaska In the days when that land was the
haven Of hunted men and the last frontier
OF civilization. The final performances are
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
MRS. STEWART WINS
IN STATE GOLF RACE
In Championship Play Leads
Mrs. Sprague, Four Up and
Two to Play, When Last
Hole-Reached.

In the play for the woman's golf
championship of Nebraska, Mrs. ]. T.
Stewart defeated Mrs. E. H. Sprague.
On the Happy Hollow links. the for
mer finished the course, up and 3 to
play.
The championship rivals got away
to an even start, halving the first
four holes, but on the fifth hole Mrs.
Sprague drove into the rough and
had to replace her ball, with the result
that she took an eight for the hole as
against Mrs. Stewards seven and the
latter was up.
Mrs. Stewart captured the sixth
hole with a dandy't'rree, and also took
the seventh hole, making her score 3
up. Mrs. Sprague rallied and won
both the eighth and ninth holes, cut
ting Mrs. Stewards lead to / up on
the first nine holes.
Scores for the first nine holes are
as follows:
Mrs. Stewards 757 3 10 7-57
Mrs. X. A. Lininger won the con-
ISOLATION flight of the state tourney
by defeating Mrs. w. G. Silver, up
in nineteen holes in the final round.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
McGraw'S Reputation
Of Interview Under Probe

New York, July l3.-The adjourned
investigation of the authenticity of the
alleged McGraw interview at Pitts
burgh on June IA was resumed today,
two witnesses for the New York club
manager being heard.
Even though the investigation is
completed today no immediate YER
dict is expected. The conflicting testi-
mony has been transcribed and fills
a number of pages. This will be laid
before the National league presidents
for such action as they may decide to
take. 49,
The investigation resulted from
published comments on President
Tener by McGraw after the latter had
been fined for a dispute with an UNI
pire. McGraw later repudiated the
interview and the newspaper men who
obtained it demanded an investiga-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Mathewson Retains Singles
Tennis Title in Northeast

Fremont, Neb, July l5.-(Special
Ielegram.)-Charles Mathewson of
Walthill successfully derended his IT,
tie as champion of the Northeast Ne
braska Tennis association, when he
defeated his doubles partner, Paul
Langenburg in the challenge round
here this afternoon. Mathewson took
the match three sets to one, after a
hard fight. The score was 8-6, 3-6,
.o-3, o.. Mathewson now has two legs
on the silver loving cup. Three wins,
not necessarily in succession, gives
him possession of the trophy.
Mathewon and Langenburg defeated
Partridge of Fremont and Elliott of
Westpoint, defending their title as
doubles champions. They became
owners of the silver loving cups hav-
ing won the championship two years
in succession. The match went four
sets, 4-6, 90, rs, SO, Mathewson and
Langenburg have won the doubles IT,
tie for four successive years. ~ .
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
(By Associated Press.)

Lincoln, Neb., july l5.-Charges by
the Nebraska State Council of Defense
that certain professors at the Uni
versity of Nebraska here were
guilty of disloyalty to America and
that their sympathies we're with Ger
many in the war, caused a professor
of American history to issue a state
ment today asserting that "autocratic
and aristoeratic elements throughout
the country are taking advantage Of
the war to override democratic IDEAS
brought from the head of the Ameri-
can history department at the univer-
sity that "it's a lie that disgusts me
to say that these people are not pa
triotic just because they disagree as
to the methods the government should
pursue" and caused the chancellor OF
the university to issue a statement
saying the action of the Council OF
Defense was patriotic and just" and
would "help the few remaining pacif-
lists and internationalists in univer-
sity circles to decide whether they
are going to play the part of patriots
in the present struggle
Prof. Clark Z. Persinger Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
WANTS BUSINESS
men TO DO "BIT''
French Senator Says Words
Won't Whip Germany" and
Recommends Doing of
Big Things.

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Rome, July l.-"Talk, words, won't
whip Germany in either a military
sense now or in commercial sense
after the war;" said Edouard Herriot,
senator of France, war mayor of
Lyons, member of the French Eco
nomic council and delegate here to
the international Commercial confer
ence.
$50 far as concerns France and the
United States, | want to see the
business men of the two nations get
together now and talk business and
do business in a big way. l have
been invited to the United States and
may go there in August or September.
| have never been there, but now
that we are allies, I wish to in order
to meet people and understand the
country better. In the Lyons fair,
which we have now held for two years
we will again hold next March, there
will be an especial branch for busi-
ness men.
Business Mems Exchange.
"Only since the United States be-
came an ally have we determined to
establish at the Lyons fair a branch,
to be known as the Business Mems
exchange. This branch will not be
for takers, but for doers. am said
to be more like an American than
Frenchman, and | want to get
American men of action to come over
to this fair. Last March Americans
did business to the amount of $48, ,000,-
900 there, and l hope this next
March they will do more. Americans
need to know more about the things
we have to sell in France, and we, in
particular, need the heavy machine
parts made in America for construc-
ton work. We need to be- taught
some of the Americans ways of or
ganizing business, of doing it quickly.
This Business Mems exchange
will give Americans chance to do
business, not only with us, but with
Italians, with Englishmen, with Span
iards and others. For instance, it
might lead to the building of the pro-
jected canal from Geneva, Switzer-
land, to Lyons, the center of industrial
France, on down to Marseilles, con-
Meeting with the great river Rhone-
Marseilles canal now being completed.
This exchange ought to lead to the
electrifcation of some of the French
and Italian railroads, to the building
of plants to utilize the water power
of the mountain streams of these two
countries.
There's plenty OF big business
doing over here and we want the big
business men of America to help us
to share in il"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
University Tutors, in Statements,
Strike Back at Defense Council

American history department of the
university, said he would continue to
wage vigorous fight against auto
cratic and aristocratic elements wheth-
er it cost him his position at the uni
versity not"
Prof. Howard w. Caldwe."., head Of
American history department, declared
he recognized that there are good
and bad qualities in the Germans, the
English, the Austrians" and IF that
is unpatriotic let them make the most
of it,"
Chancellor Samuel Avery, who had
earlier issued statement expressing
a belief that by the time the univer-
sity opens next fall condition: will be
such that "the council will not think
it necessary for the regents to take
official cognizance of any cases OF
supposed lack of patriotism" read the
statements of the two professors and
said he was "very much surprised,
but had nothing further to say now"
Regents OF the university would not
commit themselves as to whether it is
intended to take official cognizance
of cases of supposed lack of patriot
ism"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
PREPARE FOR COMING
OF AMERICAN TROOPS
General Sibert Arrives to Take
Charge of Training Camp;
Plans Under Way to Care
for Overseas Forces.
ny Associated Press.l

Paris, July 1A- Major General
William Sibert, who will command
the American training camp behind
the French front, arrived here today.
Major General John ]. Pershing
commander of the American forces,
visited the largest ammunition plant
in the Paris district today. He was
shown about by Albert Thomas, min
ister of munitions.
1t is announced that the American
Red Cross will take over all French
inhrmaries-relief stations-between
its bases and the portion of the front
where the American troops will be
placed, supplanting the French. who
will take up other duties elsewhere.
The American troops in France, it
is made known in a partial report of
Investigations made by American Of
ficers, will discard the we'll known
poncho while in service in France
and will adopt the French cavalry
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Man Killed by Train
At Grand Island

Grand Island, Neb., July 1S.-(Spe-
cial.) - Harry Kalloa, a Greek, EN-
ployed by the Union Pacific, in this
city, was found alongside the tracks
suffering from severe injuries about
the head. He was at once taken to
the St. Francis hospital, but all ef-
forts to save his life proved futile
No one seems to know how the sup
posed accident in which he received
the injuries occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Stirring Tale of a
Dog as it Waqs On

This is the tale of dog brought
by Edward Corbett, San Francisco.
1t concerns Alaska Jack, pioneer of
Fairbanks. Alaska, and a thorough
Irish terrier in strain and character.
Corbett was bringing him to New
York to his master, DIR. James E.
Fuller, San Francisco, who is waiting
to go abroad with a Red Cross unit.
Just out of Albany, Alaska Jack,
who had been lying quietly on the
deck, watching with tense eyes the
Pickering rays of the searchlight that
played about for the passengers
amusement, suddenly rose and shifted
eagerly.
Then over the deck rail he went
into the river. ...-.~.....
. Mr.. Corbett and other passengers
begged the captain to send boat off
to pick up the dog, but the captain
would only slow down the engines
and follow the dog with the search
light. The terrier swan straight
course through the still water toward
a launch whose lights CLEANED off
the port bow about 200 feet away.
Then Mr.. Corbett says he realized
that all was we'll. DIR. Fuller is an
enthusiastic yachtman.
"Ahoy, Jim Fuller" he yelled. A
voice from the launch answered back
in amazement:
Eyes; what is it?"
81 thought so" Corbett said. Then
cried: Hey, Jim, that's your dog,
Alaska Jack, swimming to you; pick
him up," and the passengers lining the
rails saw Alaska Jacks bedraggled
form lifted to safety by his master
so Mr.. Corbett and others say.-Mil-
waukee Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14

.slicker in a modified form as best
adapted to trench fighting, The
troops also will be equipped with
sleeveless canvas jenkins, lined with
wool, as sleeping bags. and with nu-
merous other devices that have
proved efiicacious against the intense
cold Of winter.
Puttees Must Go.
The familiar puttee will disappear
in favor of cloth leggings, such as
were used by the expeditionary force
in Mexico. Each soldier will have a
folding cloth fatigue cap to wear un-
der the irksome steel helmet.
Some idea may be gained of the
immensity of the task of supplying
the American armies when they
reach full strength by the fact that
each million men must have 1000
ton refrigeration plant. the steel and
iron for which must be brought from
America. The refrigerators must be
located not only at the base. but close
behind the fighting line. Storage
tanks with capacity OF million gal
Ions will be needed at the bases with
depots for transferring gasoline to
obviate the necessity of using trains.
Plans already far advanced include
the construction of so-cailed salvage
depots for the repair of worn out
clothing and shoes. A pair of shoes
last soldier in the trenches only
three weeks on the average. The
magnitude of such depots is shown
by those used by the French, which
employ 1000 men each. Each million
men probably will consume one mil
lion pounds Of meat daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14

Associated Press as the result of in
quiries soncerning recent criticism of
the commission and a report that re-
organization OF the council is immi-
nent. The response was characteristic
cally frank from the opening ques-
ton, which bore on the possibility of
cabinet members constituting the
council making any personal profit
out of contracts.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Will Ask Three Billion
Dollars for War Budget

Washington, July 13:-War appro-
priations Of about $1,000, 100000 in ad-
dition to the enormous sums already
appropriated or sought will be asked
OF congress in estimates which admin
istration officials have given notice
will be submitted next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Daniels Asks $45, 900, 900
For Naval Aviation

Washington, July l3. Forty-hve
million dollars Spr naval aviation was
asked of congress today by Secretary
Daniels. No details of the navy's air
program, which is separate from the
governments general aviation project,
we're given.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Preferential Shipment
! Bill Rejected by House

Hartford, Conn, July l3.-Mrs.
Amy E. Archer-Gilligan was found
guilty OF murder in the first degree in
the superior court here today. She
was convicted of the murder by poi
son of Franklin R. Andrews on May
so, 1914. Andrews was in inmate of
her home for elderly people at Wind
sor.
She was sentenced to be hanged
November E, 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14
Quimet and Edwards to
Meet in Golf Finals

Chicago, July l3,-Francis Ouimet
won his way to the finals today by de-
featlng Donald Edwards, Chicago, 4
u pand 2 to go. Ouimet's opponent
will be Kenneth Edwards, who won
his match in the semi-fnals from John
G. Anderson OF New York, S up and
4 to go.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14

Bee Want Ads Bring Best
Results. !
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14

Persistent Advertising is tie Road
TO Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-14

Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-31
Confessions ofaMfe

CURED with a leer.
! had not thought of IT.. an.
fwered.
" Look here. Miss Newton. mar.
~ me
II jumped. and | guess he saw |
was surprised.
oh. mean IT, he explained
l M crazy about YOU and | can
L AXE you the greatest actress In
America. can see you are the
kind of a girl one has to marry.
Il laughed. Margie. IL was fun.
ny That great fat pig of man.
with the coarsest of minds and no
manners at ALL telling me was
the kind he would have to marry
" I am not as ambitious as that,
said to him. and so | must de-
cline your offer.
Before ! could get any further,
he interrupted. Who Is the man
you are in love with 2
My personal affairs are only
for myself. | answered coolly.
p" You are making great mis-
take. kid. honest you are. You'll
get IL thru your pretty head vet
that any woman must have pull to
set on in the theatrical game.
That IL why ! think | shall
leave IT, was my parting shot as
! went on of the door.
(To be continuedl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-31
PULL" ATTRACTS ONLY
THE Sl4IRkER

Again must ask you TO ex-
plain what you mean by throwing
down" remarked icily 10 the
manager" said Paula as she took
up the thread OF her story at the
exciting point OF her interview
With the manager
lie glared at me. and then said,
OF course, every one on Broadway
knew that Earnest Lawton fell for
you the minute YOU turned those
lamps of yours on him Bets were
made all the length OF the street as
a. how long you would last You
see not one OF us thought you
could make your bluff good behind
tho footlights. But We saw you
had personality all right and you
were the right type.
But | must say YOU put IT over.
kid, aud | think II made i.awton
little jealous. for | want To tell you
no man likes to have woman beat
him at his own game, and nothing
kills that little thing We call love
Sc quick as to have the woman we
nave sentimental feeling for
prove the better of the two.
ct amt right, kid. and ! saw
from the first that YOU. didn't care
snap OF your pretty pink fingers
for him ! am sure he got his. and
that is why he is so mad at you.
Why. he has gone back to his wife,
you know. and she's o long.suffer.
ng skirt to put up with him. say l.
Now. hero is my proposition.
I'd like to put your name In the
bright lights of the little old street,
and | will If youll be good and do
your part I'm tired Of bawton
and ! can see YOU are conner.
Just say the word and I'll close the
show. and it's us for the real burg.
I'm not going back TO New
York, | said quietly. Until the
words were out of my mouth, Mar
gle. did not have any such idea.
Great heavens. girl what are
you going To dor
We'll. as soon as my two weeks
are up. thinf I'll try something
besides the stage.
Going 10 get married2' ha in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-31
HERE ARE TWO MORE CHANCES
FOR GROWERS OF POTATOES

Here are two opportunities Co
raise potatoes. II YOU know some.
body who hasn't land of his own.
tell him about these properties.
Potato Editor, have a house
With five acres OF land aud good
hsK garden spot cleared. don't
expect TO sell It this year. SO II
You know of anyone who would
like TO 80 on Il aud look after II
they can have t. Il is n. miles "a
the dock, has r. +. u. mail serv.
ice. Is near TO store and has
plenty OF wood on il.
II will cost 81 or S. to fix up the
windows. II Il should lie sold
tenant could keep crop or sell Il
With tho place. can Instruct
them In planting and canning and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-31
STONE WON'T VOTE
ASSISTANCE until
WAR IS DECLARED

WASHINGTON. March 3i.--Nm.
]. Stone. OF the "willful ts" TN.
clustering senators. who defeated
the presidents armed neutrality
measure. will vote against any fur
Their action than that already taken
by this government until congress
declares war. he announced
Il viii vote against any further
action until congress declares war. ="
he said. Then am for war and
will go 10 any lengths 10 lick the
enemy. My position on the armed
neutrality bill has not changed IN
the slightest. would vote against
u again