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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
MEDIATION BOARD
!! TO ! TAKE |. Al! !. A ]! HAND
-. IN LOCAL STRIKE
Governor Neville Orders Rob.
ert CoWeII to Convene the
State Board of Which
He is Chairman.

The strike situation in Omaha will
be investigated officially beginning
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock, by tn,
State Board of Mediation and Inves
tigation. created by the legislator,
three years ago.
Governor Keith Neville has caliec
this board to sit in the case.
Robert Cowell of Omaha is chair
man. In his letter to Mr.. Cowell
Governor Neville said 81 now deem
it advisable that this board shoult
take the matter up at once, and you
will therefore notify the other mem.
bers of the board to meet and take
steps to properly conduct an investi,
CATION"
The members are Robert Cowell Of
Omaha, A. J. Sawyer, Lincoln; T. p
Reynolds, Omaha, and George Nor
man, Omaha,
Mr. Cowell has called the meeting
for 10 o'clock Monday morning in the
rooms OF the Board OF Educatian, city
hall.
Il shall notify the secretary Of the
Business Mems Association OF Omaha
to appear" said Chairman Cowell,
and | shall notify T. P. Reynolds,
president of the Central Labor Union
of Omaha, to have on hand such wit
nesses and persons to be examined as
he thinks best to present the case Of
the union men,"
Power to Examine Books.
This board has power to compel
contractors, employers and unions to
bring their ledgers in and allow them
TO be examined with reference to
wages paid, profits made, etc.
The board was created by an act
of the legislature three years ago.
For months after the act was passed
Governor Morehead neglected to ap-
point the board. When The Omaha
Bee repeatedly insisted that the gov
ernor was delinquent in his duty in
not making the appointments, as re-
quired by law, he finally named the
above men for the places. Although
the board is three years old, it has
never held a meeting before.
Ordered to Proceed.
He then was ordered by Governor
Neville to proceed with hearing.
Few strike disturbances were re-
ported Friday morning. Deliveries of
building material are being made, and
only in a few cases were the police
called to assist a driver. When they
arrived in most cases they found the
drivers had not really been attacked
or threatened, but were calling for
assistance more from timidness than
from any real necessity for protec-
ton. Many wanted policemen to go
with them on deliveries, though no
pickets were in sight.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Sunday Schools Will Aid
Red Cross Movement

Chicago, June l5.-The Interna-
tional Sunday School association has
sent word to affiliated organizations
to form themselves into auxiiaries to
the American Red Cross society. The
notice went forth in connection with
urgent requests for the observance OF
July as Patriotic Sunday" The
association represents approximately
10000 Sunday schools with a mem
1bership of about 100000 persons.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
FIRST ISSUE OF LIBERTY
BONDS IS OvERSUbSCRIbED
BY NEARLY so PER CENT
Estimates Made One Hour Before the Books Closed Place
Total at Approximately Three Billion Dollars
-Four Banner Districts Offer to
Take the Entire Issue.

Washington June 15.-The Liberty loan has been
tremendously oversubscribed When the books closed
noon today treasury officials estimated that the total
would reach at least $250O 900 and might to
$3,00000O,O00.
Every Federal Reserve district with the possible ex-
cepon of Atlanta and Kansas City, appeared have
ceeded its minimum allotment. Reports from these two
districts were slow in coming in. With thousands of banks
be heard from in the two districts however, it seemed
likely that the minimum allotment would be reached in
each case.
Reports from every section of the country told of
avalanche Of small subscriptions the last moment Scores
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Uruguay Will Treat US.
= Ships as NonbeIIiqerentS

Monteveidio, Uruguay June Is
The senate decided today that if
American warshps visit Uruguayan
ports they will be treated as nonbel-
ligerents. Warships rated as bellig-
crents would be permitted to remain
in port only twenty-four hours and
would be limited as to the supplies
which they might take on.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Beatrice Man Would Be
U. S, Brinadier General
tFrom a STAFF Correspondent.

Washington, June l5.--(Special Tel
egram,) ,)-General L. w. Colby of
Beatrice, who has been in Washing
ton several days, is looking forward
to meeting the president next Mons
day members Of the Nebraska dele
cation with view to requesting ap-
pointment as brigadier general, he
being over age for commission as
colonel.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

OF small investors were standing II
line at hundreds of banks Throughout
the country during the final hour.
Swelling the huge total by millions
came the belated subscriptions Of tn,
banks that held back till the last mo
ment. The clerical forces of virtually
every reserve bank were practically
buried under a landslide of eleventh
hour subscriptions.
Because Of this situation the exact
total subscription may not be known
for many hours. The full magnitude
of the eountry's response even may
not be measured for several days.
Four Districts Take Two Billion.
Four banner districts-New York
Chicago. Cleveland and Boston-ap-
peared on the face of returns at noon
to have subscribed the full $2,000,-
100000 ofefisgssalnne. New York. az
vas expected, Ted all other districts
by margin OF more than double the
:xt highest. This estimate was made
on the basis OF reports all hour be-
lore the books closed in the east.
San Francisco started the day with
a sensational advance from its previ-
Gus report Of $52,000,000 The first
thing officials heard this morning was
that instead of being approximately
100000 under its minimum allot-
ment, the district was nearing the
minimum and probably would take
its quota,
In the Dallas district the figures
stood at $29000,000 when the day
started-$ll 100000 less than the min
imum allotment. There were then
more than 1000 banks to he heard
from.
1t was thought their response would
easily swell the total to the minimum
of $400O0000
\ A T.. lcement by McAdoo.
Secretary McAdoo announced the
oversubscription OF the loan i'll the
following statement:
The Liberty loan has been over
subscribed. 1t is impossible to state
the amount OF the oversubscription at
this moment, but exact figures will be
given out as rapidly as the returns
are received at the Treasury depart
ment.
The success of this loan is a gen
uine triumph for democracy, 1t is the
unmistakabe expression of Ameri-
cas- determination to carry this war
for the protection of American rights
and the re-establishment of peace and
liberty throughout the world to a
swift and successful conclusion.
81 am deeply grateful to the bank.
ers, the business men, the women Of
America, the patriotic organizations
and the people generally without
whose cordial cooperation and en-
thusiastic support success could not
have been won 1t has been an in
spring campaign and it has had a
glorious finish"
Kansas City and Atlanta Slow.
Apparent failure OF the Kansas
City and Atlanta districts to reach
their minimum, based on early re-
ports, reflected, officials believed, the
failure Of the cotton farmers Of the
south and the wheat growers of the
west correspond as fully as it had been
estimated they would. 1t was point
ICootipuad nm Piazza Two CnIumn One
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
New West Point Glass is
Largest in Its History

West Point, n. ", June 15.--A
class OF $50 new cadets has been ad-
mitted TO The military academy. This
is the largest "plebe" class in the
history Of the institution and brings
the present enrolment OF the acad-
emy up to 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
President Signs Three
BiIIion-D0Ilar War Budqei

Washington, June l5.-President
Wilson today signed the $3000,000,000
war budget bill, which carries appro-
priations for the new army and other
war propositions. 1t is the largest
single appropriation measure ever en-
acted by any government.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Daniels Asks Big SUN for
War Clothing for Sailors

Washington, June 1s.-Secretsry
Daniels asked congress today for
100000 for warm clothing for blue
jackets on cold duty at sea and for
amusements to keep them happy in
training camps ashore. Special ap-
preparation bills were asked.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

Augusta, Me, June 15.-(Special
Telegram DIR Augustus o. Thorn
as Of Lincoln, Neb., was this after
noon nominated for state supernten-
dent OF schools for Maine by Cover
nor Carl z. Milliken. Confirmation
will be in order at meeting OF execu-
tive council, June rs, The salary is
$4,000 a year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
BILLION SURPLUS FOR LIBERTY LOAN;
RME FIRES BOMB IN MALONEY CASE
$40 Chippewas Subsc1
SI62,25O to LiberM

Ashland, Wis. June 1s.-4fhree
hundred and forty Bad River Chip.
pewa Indians subscribed Sl62,2s0
for Liberty bonds. A full-blooded
orphan Chippewa boy aged II went
to the bank, where he had $4,000
to his credit, drew $500 and
bought bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16
Espionage Bill Signed
BY President Wilson

Washington, June l5.-The admin
istration espionage bill was signed by
President Wilson today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-16

Continued on Page Five. Column One.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

1t is proposed at Washington to es-
tablish a naval training base IN Los
Angeles harbor. The proposition is a
good one except for the fact that Los
Angeles has no harbor never did, new
er will and never can have one. Ma
ture can be overcome in many ways.
but man cannot construct harbor
where the Creator made no provision
whatever for one. Millions of dollars
have been spent in the attempt at Los
Angeles and the naval base program
probably will be carried out because
Los Angeles has a way of getting what
she goes after, if it be loose at both
ends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

an inventory of Americas war needs
and Of the country's industrial re-
sources.
Gall this secrecy in preparing for
national defense is only bunkum,"
said Mr.. Coffin, on his arrival in
Washington, where he will make
headquarters for the direction Of the
work of the committee. "You can't
keep the foreign powers from learn
ing our situation in detail. We are
cosmopolitan people and other coun-
! tries are bound to learn what we are
doing. The thing to do is to organize
our resources. That done, we have
nothing to fear"
An example of the way industrial
leaders are coming to the front with
proffers of assistance to the Nation
was the offer, this week, of E. E..
Allyne, president Of the Aluminium
Castings Co., of Cleveland, who puts
his five big plants at the disposal of
the government for experimental
purposes. These are strategically
located at Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo,
Manitowoc, Wis, and Fairfield, Conn.
Aluminium a Big Factor.
The aluminium industry promises
to play a conspicuous part In war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

Already the fame of the 1917 lesls-
lature has extended as far as the Pa
cific coast The Los Angeles TlmeS
prints the following: The Kansas
legislature is snatching the laurel
from the brows of the members of the
Sacramento plunderbund. A bill has
been introduced creating the job Of
English sparrow exterminator in each
county and appropriating $4,000 for
the glorious work. The extermlnator
is authorized to pay a bounty of 2
cents upon every sparrow brought to
him with an affidavit that it was
killed within the limits of that par
ticular county. Imagine a grown
man devoting his time to sparrow
slaying! Why not introduce some
California butcher birds and road
runners and train them for the bloody
work? When the sparrows disappear
won't the potato bugs have the time of
their lives?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16
A WE'LL EARNED MONUMENT.

The American Red Cross has moved
into it's new Memorial building in
Washington. When President Wilson
laid the cornerstone in 1915, the So
ciety exected to lease. as offices, many
of the rooms projected in the plans. In
stead, the astounding growth in men,
bership during the last year has so ex-
tended the work of the organization
that the new building is not large
enough, and one of the branch bu-
reaus has had to establish itself in an
old church Immediately in the rear of.
the new Memorial.
g The history of the Red Cross Me-
mortal centers about story of hero
ism of the Civil war. Captain
Scrymser, upon whose initiative the
assistance of congress was obtained,
went to Washington in 1911 to tell the
executive committee of the Red Cross
the dying wish of Gen. Francis C. Bar
low.
Just before his death, in 1896, Cen
eral Barlow spoke to Captain Scrym-
ser, who had been his comrade in arms
during the Civil war, or the extraor-
binary heroism and self-sacrifice of
Mrs. Barlow during the years of the
great struggle. Mrs. Barlow not only
braved the dangers of camp life to
nurse her wounded husband, but when
| be was made a prisoner by the south
ern armies she crossed battle lines in
order to be with him in his southern
prison camp. Before the war was
over, she contracted what was then
known as camp fever and died
During the last few months of his
life General Barlow told his friend
that some day a beautiful memorial
would arise in Washington to the de-
voted heroism of such women as Mrs.
Barlow. For fifteen years Captain
Scrymser treasured UP his friends
last wish, and in 1911 offered to do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.

There is talk of improving pros
poets for more reasonable prices and
supplies of newsprint paper. It is to
be hoped that there may be some
thing more in this than talk. At the
same time certain conditions must be
recognized that do not encourage the
expectation of a rapid return to a
normal market.
For instance, three mills are shut
ting down because of scarcity of coal,
wood or cars; while in Canada.
whence the American mills get
100000 cords of pulpwood a year.
the report is that the cut of pulpwood
this year will not be TO per cent of
last years cut.
A material factor in keeping up the
newsprint famine is the lack of cars
for shipment of both the raw and
fuel material to the mills and the pa
per to the consumers; while even
where cars are obtainable the freight
blockade on the roads renders the
supply of paper that the mills do ship
exceeding precarious. The Louisville
Courier-Journal, for example, an
nounces that it has but recently re-
ceived two shipments of paper made
as long ago as the middle OF Decem-
Der, while all the shipments made in
January are still on the road some
where between Louisville and the
mills.
1t is not strange that under the cir
cumstances newspapers are being
forced to suspend publication, and
that in order to conserve the supply
of newsprint that is available the i'm
perative policy being enforced by the
newspapers generally is to "cut every
thing to the bone"
In pursuance of this policy it is
noted that papers like the Courier
Journal, the Memphis Commercial
Appeal, the Atlanta Constitution and
the New York Mail are confirming
their editions to eight and ten pages
while papers all over the country
have been advancing subscription
prices to meet the condition of scare
ity and high cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16
A BAsELEss SANDER.

The charge made by a Texas con-
gresham that the press of the country
has been bought up by the munition
manufacturers is strongly resented by
the Cleveland Leader, as it should be
by every self-respecting newspaper in
the country. Under the caption:
The Prize Lie in Congress- the
Leader says editorially:
Oscar Galloway of Comanche, Co
manche county, Texas, who represents
the Twelfth congressional district of
that state, has achieved the notoriety
of putting into the Congressional Rec
ord the widest and most idiotic story
which has enlivened it's dull pages in
many a year. He is entitled to all of
the conspicuousness which can come
from such feat of mendacity or mem
tai delusion.
Galloway fathered the assertion that
twenty-five of the leading newspapers
of the United States were bought up,
in the spring of 1915, by capitalists
interested in the munitions traffic and
kindred industries, and that their edi-
torial policy was thereafter paid for at
regular price, by the month. and
an editor was put into the office of
every one of these papers to see that
they delivered the goods. so to speak.
In this way, as the statement he put
ion of the country has been misled and
corrupted in the interests of militar-
ism.
No newspaper is named in this
brazen absurdity. That would be too
dangerous. No hint of identity is CIV
en-. That also might be too hazardous.
No place of publication is even init
mated. That would call for too much
courage and candor
/ 1t is all left utterly vague, baseless,
| insanely incredible. Every newspaper
man knows that it is impossible.
Every publisher knows that it is a
falsehood which could hardly be
| Matched in a sound mind, however
rabid on the subject of war and pre-
paredness. 1t implies unity of pur-
| pose and action between papers which
have always supported the Wilson ad-
ministration and those that sought to
prevent he presidents reelection 1t
asserts the long keeping of impossible
secrets and the silent execution of i'm
possibl plans
Oscar Galloway of Comanche, Tex,
is plainly an incredible fool or an al
most equally amazing trader in SLAM
der as vicious as it is idiotic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

THE ROAD TO vERDUN.
The arms pass on and the troops stand
guard
Over the road to Verdun;
Deep thru its chalk by the warwheels
Scared
The. steel of a nation is driving hard, "a
Morning and night and noon; II
But France cannot rest; there are breaks
to mend,
Lands to recover, restore, defend,
And God alone knows where the journey'l
end
Over the road to verdun.
The dust is thick and the ruts are deep
On the long white road to Verdun;
And many pass by who this night shall
Sodden, unshrived, in a shapeless heap,
Outstaring the wlIite-faced moon:
But hope is the guerdon. despair the goad
And France dare not falter to ease the
load.
For Liberty travels the long white road.
The road that leads to Verdun
But songs shall be written and stories told
OF the road that led to Verdun.
Where the tide of invasion was backward
rolled
And France sowed the seed thru the storm
and cold
For the flowers of a fairer June
And daisies shall spring from the trampIed
clay
To whiten the meadows where children
And Peace shall once more have the right
of way
On the long white road to Verdup.
Harry Rowling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

American industry will be first to
the colors If war is declared. Offers
Of cooperation are coming in to the
Naval Consulting, Board from in
dustrial leaders all over the country.
While the mobilization Of troops has
been discussed generally in the press
and in Congress, the organization of
Americas Industries for war service
has proceeded with little public
notice. Yet, those who are in posi-
ton to know assert that, if war were
to be declared tomorrow, the wheels
Of Thousand factories would begin
to turn for Uncle Sam.
Munitions of war" means more
than shells and gunpowder and tor
pedoes. Automobiles, trucks, aero
planes, dirigibles, railroad steel and a
hundred other things would be need
cd at once and needed badly. The
organization of industry took sys-
tematic form when the Naval Con-
sulting Board was appointed, with
Thomas A. Edison as its chairman
and including the famous wizard
Hudson Maxim, and other Americans
of noted achievement. Howard E.
Coffin was made chairman of the in
dustrial preparedness committee and
he has been at work for months or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

asked the comedian If he liked sarsa-
parilla.
4 do" replied AIbro, land rarely
indulge in anything stronger.
The clerk gave A1bro a glass of
sarsaparilla. which he drank with
relish.
Finally Albro asked the clerk for
the castor oil.
Il gave it to you with the sarsa-
parilla,' responded the clerk.
Great heavens!" shrieked AIbro: 81
wanted it for my mother
Geordie had small dog, and was
summoned for keeping a dog without
license. He pleaded it was ONLY n
pup. How old do you say he tsp
aske the magistrates clerk. "Aa
divvent knaa exc city," replied Geordie.
But he's only ( pup" I.xpert evil
dence, however. proved it to be a dog
ana Geordie was duly fined. As
Geordie was leaving the court he turn
ed 10 MS wife and remarked: Hang
me II IA San understand it, IA said
pefore and they let me off Moo thew
1ine me. IA suppose somebody's been
messin ABBOTT with the Iaw';-Neyv-
castle tEngland) Chronicle
1t was an ingenious husband wbo
sent his wife shopping in taxi The
olher DAY A friend who happened to
see MN say goodbye to h from the
curo remarked on his apparent ex-
travagance. CA
economy. really" said the b,,s.
oand- Whenever she's in stora
she'll be worried to deatb haca,,, store ore
td1i Is eating up money all the tinoa
SO sne won't stay long enough to snenI
tidli as much as she would if she xvanf
oh ioot or IN a street car"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

preparations, according to experts.
Those interested in national defense
have of late been paying much atten-
ton to the production of aluminium,
or Ignite, as the finest group of
aluminium alloys is called. 1t is Of
aluminium that the German "Zepp"
is made. On account of it's lightness,
the metal is almost a necessity in
aeroplane motors. 1t is also used in
making propellers for the planes. It
has come into general use in auto
mobile motors, engineers say, often
causing saving of $50 pounds in the
weight Of a car.
GAS we see it, aluminium, or Ignite.
is of almost vital Importance par
ticularly in trucks and heavy duty
vehicles used in war times" said Mr..
Allyne, in offering his plants. "Over
forty different motor car parts are
being made out of it. When we come
to the airplane situation we feel that
aluminium is one of the factors which
will make for the success or failure
of the modern war machine. The
aluminium motor, aluminium pistons,
and, in our opinion, aluminium planes,
will be standard equipment before
many years for all aircraft made in
the United States"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16
GLOBE SIGHTS
TFrom the Atchison Globe.l

FROM the ALCnlSOn OIlOD0.I
No man can chew tobacco in an ar
tiStic manner.
Don't worry about peeved man.
Just let him alone. He'll get over it.
The happy-go-lucky individual Of
ten causes a lot of misery for other
people.
> Hunting hidden treasure probably
pays the poorest wages for the hard
work involved.
There isn't any such thing as a good
bet if you lose, altho one frequently
hears of that variety.
Human nature may be responsible
for your mistakes, but it won't be ac-
cepted as an adequate excuse.
The fairy tales aren't all written for
children; some of them are employed
by agents with stock to sell.
There are so many things to learn
that man has to be fairly well edu-
Gated to realize how little he knows
Alb Adkins says that, ever since he
encountered the hot tamale, he hasn't
wondered that Mexicans are quarrel
some.
If people were as easily aroused as
their suspicious are, there wouldn't be
much of a demand for alarm clocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-16

The United States leads the world
in the export of fruit, according to
statistics just published by the United
States department of agriculture. The
fruit exports from this country were
valued at SIS, sos, 900 in 1910 and $S4,-
5000 in 1915. Fresh and dried ap-
pies comprised one-third of the value
of these exports. Italy and Spain are
second and third, respectively. Dur
ing the five years from 1909 to 1918,
the average value of the fruit exports
from Italy was $21. 492, 900, and from
Spain $21,353,0O0. Lemons consti-
tuted in value one-third of the fruit
exports from Italy, and oranges one
half of those from Spain.