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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
$5,000,000 BOND
ISSUE FEATURE OF
ELECTION TODAY
Delegates to Constitutional
Convention VIII Be Selected
J By Male Voters.

Today Omaha will decide whether
it will provide adequate school ac-
commodations for its children at !
cost Of $5,000,o00 and Douglas coun-
ty will select II men from 81 can
didates for delegates to the con-
stitutional convention.
1t is election day. The polls will
open at s O'Clock this morning and
remain open until o'clock tonight
A feature of the election will be
that women will vote. Election
Commissioner Moorhead estimates
that 4,500 women have registered
in the city for this election. This
big registration was brought out by
a special campaign among the
school teachers and the mothers OF
school children. 1t is believed that
the women voters will be the deci-
sive factor in carrying the, school
bonds to success.
Little Interest Shown. =.
Comparatively small interest in the
election is being shown by the men
voters, although this big bond is.
sue is up and IL men are to be
elected to assist in the drafting OF
"a new constitution for the state.
The school bonds are to be used
in erecting many new buildings and
making additions to old school
houses. So rapid has been the
growth of the city that the school
equipment has proved entirely in
adequate and in many parts of the
city the children can go to school
only. half a day, the rest of the
children going to school the other
half of the day.
These bonds must be voted, school
authorities say, unless the whole
public school system of the city is
to be crippled seriously.
The other issue to be voted on
today is 100000 honds to aid Yin
construction of new city police
station and Jail. The total cost of
this building according to plans will
be about $l75,000.
Women can vote on these bond
propositions, but cannot vote for
constitutional convention delegates.
Discusses Election Issues.
F. A. Brogan, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Chamber
of Commerce. advised members of
the Good Fellowship club to choose
candidates to the constitutional
state convention withN great care.
during a short talk at the chamber
yesterday.
1--WE want liberal constitution,
without fads." he said. ",The Cham
ber of Commerce is not in politics
and has recommended no special
group of men for election"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04

The opening day of the Red Cross
membership drive was a complete
success, according to word from the
campaign headquarters, and sub
scriptions are expected to run into
the thousands of dollars. A COM
plete tabulation of the amount raised
on the first day will not be avail
able until this morning.
None of the SUBSCRIPTIONS yester-
day were large, but those for S.,
$40 and even SIS and $50 were nu-
merous. Captains, lieutenants and
workers reported that they were re-
ceived courteously wherever they
went and that their appeals for funds
seldom, if ever, fell on deaf ears.
During the morning supplies were
hurried into the outlying districts
by members of the motor corps and
long before noon the house-to-house
canvass was we'll under way. In
the business districts the booths
were all occupied by enthusiastic
workers and during the forenoon
the dollars commenced to roll in.
Grain Exchange Busy.
One of the most fruitful fields
during the day was at the Omaha
Grain Exchange, where members of
Company A canteen were on duty.
Collections there reached $500 be-
tore noon.
At the Athletic club Company B
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Exposition Drive Passes
$800,000 Mark and Board
Pledges Half of Remainder
Workers in Campaign Guests of Advertising Selling
League and Hear "Pep" Talks to Urge Them For
ward in Last Lap of Drive-Plan to Reach Quota
Before Banquet Thursday Night

Members of the Ak-Sar-B Ben
board of governors and workers in
the Ak-Sar-Ben 100000 drive for
exposition funds, were entertained
at the Hotel tontenelle last night
by the Avertising- Selling League of
Omaha. The dinner, which was en-
liveued by cabaret features, and the
which followed, were the
most enthusiastic held snice the
drive started eight days ago.
Guy Cramer, manager of the drive,
announced that the fund had reached
$4,000 last night.
E. Buckingham, chairman of the
board of governors, announced that
the board would raise 100000 of the
remaining amount if the workers
would volunteer to raise the re-
mainder.
Talk Of "Pep."
"We will" shouted the men, and
Mt Buckingham was satisfied. He
told of $4,000 subscription to the
fund from Uncle" Ben F. Smith,
former we'll known resident of
Omaha, now living in Glencoe, Ne.
He urged the workers to try sew
eral times before giving up pros
pective contributor, and told of visit
ing concern Is times before ne
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Conciliator Offers
Compromise Plan. !
To End Coal Strike

Cleveland, Nov. 3.-Nat the Unit
ed States government withdraw its
federal Injunction against the coal
strike leaders at once and the min
erss return to work under guaran.
tee of wage increase of Is to q
per cent effective November /, OF
upon their return to work, arc pro-
posed in plan of combromise by.
A. L. Faulkner, federal commits
sioner of Cancellation.
Mr.. Faulkner further proposes
that:
Operators be permitted to add
the increased wage cost to the war
time fixed price of coal.
"A board of arbitration> one mem
Der representing the miners. one the
operators and third to be neu-
tral member selected by the FIRST two
or appointed by the president be
named to determine just wages.
hours and yearly contracts.
The report OF the arbitration
board be made public and effective
prior to April |, 1920, at the expira-
ton of the period during which the
miners receive the IS or 20 per ceut
increase over their present Wa
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
STEAM FILTERS
| GAMBLE WHILE
SOLDIERS SUFFER
Charges of Willful Negligence
Of Men Constructing Camp
Sherman Hospital Made.

Camp Sherman, O., Nov. s.
Charges that wilful negligence on
the part of steam filters employed
in the construction Of base hospital
at Camp Sherman resulted in ex-
posure for weeks to the zero wealth
-er prevalent in October and all of
November. 1917, of sick soldiers
confined there, were among the dis
closures made before the congress
sional subcommittee by Joseph
Poole, Chillicotile contractor, late
today. This evidence will be fol-
lowed up to fix the responsibility for
the suffering of the men, according
to Chairman John c. McKensie and
Chief Examiner Roscoe c. McCul-
loch of the committee
Z While sick soldiers were pinched
and actually blue to their finger
tips with the bitter cold, steam fit
ters supposedly equipping the hos
pital wards with steam heat were
gambling and warming themselves
over their gasoline torches, Poole
told the committee. He asserted
that the weather was soNcold the
nurses wore their furs when they
tended the sick and the doctors
wore their sheepskin fined coats and
the patients had no heat whatever.
Poole, who was employed by the
A Bentley and Sons company of
Toledo, as a carpenter foreman at
the base hospital, characterized the
attitude of the steam filters as "dis-
loyal" and as the worst" he had
ever seen.
Games of chance were worked
among the men, the witness declared.
Two or three days every week
somebody would come and have the
men buy chances on automobiles.
wrist watches and other things, he
said
THAT was a graft worked by
somebody" he declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
DENIES PROHIBITION .
INCREASES RADICALISM.

New York, Nov. 3.-Denial that
prohibition is largely responsible
for increase of radicalism in this
country was made bys William H.
Anderson, state superintendent of
the Anti7Saloon league of New
York Replying to charges made
by the association opposed to ma
tional prohibition, he said: Y
1T is probably true that the real
leaders in crimes and riot are total
abstainers. but such leaders are op-
posed to prohibition because it cuts
off the available raw materials for
use in the furtherance of their plots.
There have been less crimes COM
mitted in prohibition states than in
wet states. The main centers of an
archistic activity have been in wet
centers."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Federal Trade Commission
investigates Complaints Of
k Alleged Combine and "Un-
fair" Methods in Midwest.
Is STATES REPRESENTED
AT HEARING In OMAHA
Independent Buyers Charged
With Profiteering - Busi-
ness Is Eating Itself Up,"
Says J.F Stout of Omaha.

William B. Colver, member of the
federal trade commission, and M.
M. FlannerN attorney for the COM
missiop, yesterday met at the Hotel
Fontehelle nearly 100 representative
creamery men, who came to Omaha
from IS states to discuss their
business methods and. to furnish the
commission with information for
future use.
"We have received complaints of
alleged unfair business practices
and we decided to come out here
and meet with the creamery men"
said Mr.. Colver. "These men came
upon our invitation and we dis
cussed various matters of impor-
tance to this industry. The meeting
was in the nature of a conference.
After going over the ground as we
did, if there is any creamery man
who believes that his interests are
being affected by unfair practices,
he may file formal complaint with
the commission.
One of the complaints was that
the large creamery concerns have
been driving the small local cream
cries out of business by establishing
creamery stations in competition
with the local plants. 1t was cited
that these large concerns are paying
as much for butter fat at points re-
moved from their, plants as the local
creameries are paying.
G. w. Street, for the David Cole
company, asserted that his company
is paying Omaha PRICES out in the
state because the small companies
pay Omaha prices at their points,
and he gave the impression that
when one raises the price for butter
Mat to the farmer, the other meets
the raise. 1t appeared that there is
strong competition to obtain the
butter fat. >
Charge Profiteering.
The operation of independent
buyers was scored as being prof.
teering and tending to increase the
spread of cost between producer and
consumer.
"We know that the creamery bus
mess is eating itself up by these un-
fair practices" was a statement by
John F. Stout of Omaha, represent
ing the Harding Creamery COM
pany. II
The conference decided that g.
cent commission should be the max
imum paid to those who maintain
the creamery stations in small
towns.
Oppose Omaha Prices.
'It is question of competition
declared E. T. Rector, vice president
of the Fairmont Creamery COM
pany.
Attorney Frank Dolzell of Ere
mont, representing the Farmers
Centralized Creamery company, OBJ
jected to the Omaha concerns pay
ing the Omaha market price for but
ter fat az points in the Fremont ter
Continued on Page Two. Column Ffve.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Money Rolls in on Opening
Day of Red Cross Roll Call;
Stage Stars Aid in Drive
Small Subscriptions Expected to Run into Thousands Of
Dollars Workers in all Sections of the City Report
They Are Courteously Received Booth
Collections Big-More Articles Needed for Auction.

canteen was on duty. The collec-
tions were $l00 during the first
hours work.
Members Of the Women's Social
service were on duty at the hut or
the court house grounds. They did
not open business until ii o'clock
and closed at a, but receipts aggre-
gated $ll8, large portion of which
was dollar memberships. The draw
ing card at this booth during the
noon hour was Beverly Bayne, noted
film star.
Entertain South Side.
To give the Red Cross Roll cali a
boost Gus Edwards and three men,
bers of his troupe, now playing at
the Orpheum theater, will go TO the
South Side this morning where at
1890 in the Stock Exchange building
he will put on special perform
ance.
Following the South Side per-
formance, Mr.. Edwards and his as
sistants will return to Omaha and
from 1915 to lis they will enter
tain on the north side of the court
house, dividing honors with the auc-
ton held at the same time, at, which
useful articles will be sold.
While the Red Cross Roll call
auction, held on the Farnam street
side of the court house yesterdl ~,
Continued on Page Two. Column six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Five States to Elect
Governors; z to Vote
On Prohibition Issue

New York, Nov. 3.-Gubernator;-
al elections will be held in five
states Tuesday-Kentucky, Mary.
land, Massachusetts,, Mississippi,
and New Jersey.
Ohio votes on two referendums
and two amendments-the former
relating to legislative ratification Of
the federal prohibition amendment
and the prohibition enforcement act
passed by the last legislature and the
latter definition of2.75 as nonintox-
icating liquor and repeal of consti-
tutional statewide prohibition.
Kentucky also votes on statewide
prohibition.
Illinois and Nebraska elect dele
gates to constitutional convention.
while Texas passes on call for A
similar convention and six constitu-
tional amendments.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04

succeeded in getting a subscription.
Albert E. Braham, western dis
trict manager of the Calumet Bak-
ing Powder company, delivered a
rousing talk on pep He produced
a dilapidated sheet of music which
had been the official Ak-Sar- Ben
march 20 years ago. His sister in
England had sent it to him, he
said, with a joking letter calling his
attention to the cover, which bore
the picture of .Kink Ak and the
knights of Ak-Sar- Ben
She wanted to know how it hap
pened that we had royalty in the
land of freedom l had been writing
her about" said Mr.. Braham, but
the point of the thing is that even
in its youngest days Ak-Sar.Bens
fame had spread 1t is now world
wide.
Look to Future.
Think what the proposed exposi-
ton will become in the next 70
years" continued Mr. Braham. "You
men who are raising funds for the
permanent exposition are selling
stock in the biggest thing in the
world today"
Mr.. Braham closed with a poem
of his own composition which
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Five,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Arguments Heard
On Appeal in Neal
And Katelman Case

Lincoln, Nov. Especial AT
torney A. S. Richie and Judge Ben
Baker of Omaha, the former repre-
senting Red Neal and the latter
Morris katelman, argued before the
supreme court an appeal from the
district court of Douglas county
which had sentenced the two men to
terms ing the penitentiary for auto
mobile stealing.
They were convicted. with Will
lam McKenna and L. c. Jones, re-
Gently recommended for parole, for
completely in series of automobile
thefts, the latter turning states evi-
dence against Neal and katelman.(
The contention was made that
Mckenna and Jones had been Of
fered immunity if they would give
testimony which would convict Neal
and Katelman. County Attorney
Shotwell denied that immunity was
promised the men and charged that
all were equally guilty in a con-
spiracy to steal cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
CONVICT BLACKS
OF MURDER IN
EIGHT MINUTES
Six Negroes Will Be Electro.
cuted for Race Riot Killings
Near Helena, Ark.

Helena, Ark, Nov. 3.-Rapid
progress marked the trials of cases
growing out of the recent race dis
turbanoes south of this city, one ne
gro being convicted of first degree
murder after eight minutes delib-
Grafton by circuit court jury and
five others receiving verdict of
guilty to a similar charge, all at the
same time, after the jurymen had
been cut seven minutes. The YER
dict means electrocution for the six
negroes.
In the first of the two cases tried,
that of Frank Hicks, several wit
nesses for the state testified they
saw Hicks fire the shots the morn
ing of October |, which resulted in
the death of Clinton Lee, an ex-
soldier of this city. The defense
announced it had no witnesses, ar
gument was waived, the jury was
instructed and in eight minutes a
verdict was returned.
Defendants in the Second case
were Frank Moore, Ed Hicks, ]. E.
Knox, Paul Hall and Ed Coleman,
charged jointly with the murder of
Les. Witnesses for the state tes-
tilted that Moore, Knox and Hicks
acted as leaders, in the incident, ar
guments for a verdict of second de-
gree murder we're presented by
counsel appointed for the defense,
instructions were given the jury and
verdict of first degree murder was
returned in seven minutes.
Indictments have been brought
against l22 persons, mostly negroes,
as a result of the disorders.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
u. S. GOVERNMENT
OPENS REGULAR BAR.

New York, Nov. 3.-The United
States government has opened a
bar-brass foot rail and everything
in the custom house to instruct
federal agents in saloon ethics.
This is part of the school for pro-
hibition enforcement in New York.
Rye, Scotch and third rail" whis-
kies adorn the mahogany" togeth-
er with 275 per cent beer and light
Wines Appearance of customers
who have partaken of drinks strong
er than the law allows is demon
strated and ways and means OF get
ting liquor with kick" in it are
rehearsed.
How to approach the bartender
also is taught.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
DON'T DISPENSE.
WHISKY is URGED.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 3.-Drug-
gists were urged not to dispense
whisky in prescriptions by Albert D
Parker Of New Orleans, president If
the National Wholesale Druggists
association, in his annual address at
the 45th yearly convention of the
association.
I'VE must discourage in every way
possible the dispensing of whisky in
pharmacies" said Mr.. Parker. Re-
fering to reports that liquor dealers
in various sections of the country
were planning to go into partner
ship with druggists and sell their
stores of whisky in prescriptions,
Mr.. Parker said "that is the very
thing we are going to try to STOP"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
KEEN HUMOR OF
LADY ASTOR WINS
HER MANY VOTES
American Girl Opens Campaign
For Unionist Seat in
Plymouth. England.

Plymouth, Nov. 3.-Lady- Astor,
in her speech tonight on her adop-
ton as unionist candidate for Par
lament, said it was because she had
the mirth of the British Tommy
who could laugh while going over
the top, she was able to face the
tremendous responsibility of at
tempting to become the first woman
member of the House of Commons
81 realize that it depends on how
/ behave myself there" she added,
whether other women will get in" !"
A moment later she said: 1f
took the spirit of Drake and the
faith of the Pilgrim fathers to get
me here tonight"
Loses No Time.
Lady Astor this afternoon drove
into the wharfside fish market il
an open carriage drawn by team
of beautiful horses with brides dec
GRATED with red, white and blue ro-
SetteS.
A battery of press photographers,
swarm of children from the ad-
jacent slum district and dock labor
ers and market workers Immediately
massed about the carriage. Smiling
toward the photographers, Lady
Astor asked why can't you let US
have our little election down here
in Devonshire?
Then turning to the crowd she
exclaimed: aren't these foreigners
awful persons" ;" This elicted much
laughter.
Lady Astor then stood in her car
riage and made a brief talk, ex-
changed repartee with the crowd and
answered the hecklers, generally ST.
lencing them with a few barbed
words, but with all evidences of good
humor.
Some of her shafts were: 81 think
you all know who is the working
mans friend"
IF some people had what we have
they would aean not be down HIRE both,
"You should 60 down on you
knees and thank God you've got
some one honest to represent you
II like peoples children to be
treated as | treat my own"
But for the fact that there are
women, none of you would be here"
She concluded sby asking. How
i many are going to vote for me? Z
Hold up your hands"
The men, women and children, al
most without exception, extended
their hands. Then one of the pho
tographers asked her to pose aboard
fishing schooner moored few
yards away.
"I am not movie actress" she
protested. Nevertheless she de-
seended from the carriage and
walked across the Shiny pavement Of
the fish mart and stepped nimbly
aboard the boat, assisted by po-
iiceman and fisherman.
Several Pictures Taken.
Several pictures were taken. Then
the grizzled captain of the boat was
posed beside Lady Astor by the
photographer and the candidate i'm
proved the opportunity while the
cameras were clicking by asking the
captain: will you vote for meg
He readily nodded assent.
Gross your heart" insisted Lady
Astor, and the sailor complied.
The labor candidate, w. 7. Gay,
and his liberal opponent, Isaac Foot,
have indicated that Lady Astor's
American birth, the possession of
wealth, the fact that she is woman
and her attitude regarding prohibi-
ton are points upon which her can
Gidacy will be attacked.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Four Cases BuboniC Plague
Reported in New Orleans

New Orleans, Nov. 3.-Four cases
of bubonic plague, two of whicI,
resulted in deaths, were reported
last week in New Orleans, according
to announcement by DR.. Oscar
Downing, president of the Louisiana
board of health.
Health officers of five southern
states and of the cities of Memphis,
Mobile, Shreveport and Baton
Rouge were advised of the situation
by DR.. Dowling.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
The Bees Free Shoe
Fund

A soldier at Fort Crook, out of
his $50 a month sends $5 to buy
shoes for poor children. He sets a
splendid example to people who are
earning much more.
If you could see the abject poverty
which reigns in the homes where
these little children of poor widows
live, you would help too.
Will you send contribution?
Previously sckncwledged ......... SEQ 90
w. Iibermnn, Friend, Neb.. ........ 100
Total ...................,.., $61 90
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
BATTING OF JEWS
RESULTS IN RIOTS.

Vienna, Nov. 3.-Sharp clashes be-
tween the police and gangs of row.
dies occurred yesterday in Vienna
as result of numerous cases OF
Jew-baiting. In a fight number Of
heads were broken.
For several Sundays past young
roughs have taken stations on
bridges and inSulted or manhandled
Jews in orthodox garb. Sometimes
the Jews were accompanied by a
body guard of young Jews, in which
cases fights were frequent. Sunday
the situation became such that the
police had to intervene.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
Wife and Children Murdered;
ThroatS Cut: Husband Held

Vancouver, Nov. 3.-The wife aud
three sons ranging in age from eight
months to seven years of Buta Sa-
kata, a Japanese resident of Kitsil-
;sno, near here were found dead in
their beds with their throats cut.
Sakata, aged 40, is in Jail on a
charge of murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
ACTORS ASSOCIATION
IN BOOKING BUSINESS.

New York, Nov. 3.-The Actors
Equity association, which won its
strike against Broadway's produc-
ing managers, is going into the
booking office business. Elimination
of the theatrical broker by estab-
lishment of an employment
agency" was announced. Offices of
the association, including the
agency" will be established in
quarters leased in the heart of the
theater district.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
FIGHTS BURGLARS FOR
HALF HOUR IN HOUSE.

Portland, Ore, Nov. 3.-Rev.
Father William Cronin, pastor Of
All Saints Catholic church here, was
taken to a hospital suffering from
serious injuries early today, follow
ing half hours fight with two
armed burglars at his home.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
WIFE OF EBBETS
REFUSED DIVORCE.

New York, Nov. 3.-Mrs, Charles
III. Ebbets, wife of the. president of
the Brooklyn National league base
ball club, was refused decree of
divorce by Supreme Court Justice
Benedict i'll Brooklyn. Suggestion
was made. however, that she sue for
a separation and the justice indi-
Gated that she might be granted
then the allowance of $6,50O a year
which she would have received with
the granting of divorce.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-04
CHLOROFORM WOMAN AND
TAKE OFF HER RINGS.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 5.--Using chic
rofrom to overcome their victim,
thieves Sunday night entered the
room of Mrs. M. E. Salter of Water
loo, Ia, at local hotel, and took
from her fingers rings valued at