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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
WELL TIE ROADS
so TIGHT THEY
Will never run"
Railway Union Head Tells
President Men Will Get
Their Demands or
Chaos Will Result.
Ta,uoll

Washington, Aug. 4.-President
Wilson was told Monday by B. M.
Jewell, acting president of the rail-
way division of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, that all railroad
employees were opposed to the pro
posal made to the president by Di-
rector General Hines, that congress
constitute a committee to pass on
questions of wage increases for the
men. He said this process would be
too slow and because of the rising
cost of living speedy relief was nee
essary.
Mr.. Jewell was accompanied to
the White House by the heads OF
the six big railway shop crafts who
pointed out to the president that
thousands of shopmen were now on
an unauthorized strike, and that un-
less the demands of these men for
wage increases approximating Is
per cent, presented last January,
were granted promptly the situa-.
ton would get beyond the control
of union officials.
Efforts now are being made by the
union leaders to get the strikers to
return to work. the president was
told. If a strike should become nee
essary in order to enforce the de-
mands of the shopmen. the presi-
dent was informed, union officials
felt it should be conducted only
after a vote by the union members.
Strike ballots will be mailed to
100000 shop employees tomorrow,
Mr.. Jewell announced. The vote
will Be tabulated August "a.
Mr.. Jewell declared emphatically
that if congress passed the legisla-
ton proposed by Director General
Hines, well tie the railroads up SO
tight that they'll never run"
mo union men could ever be got
ten to sit on such an investigating
body as contemplated by the director
general and the president" Mr..
Jewell added. -
President Wilson, the union Off
cial said, listened sympathetically
to what the union officials had to
say regarding the situation and ap-
peared to recognize its seriousness,
but did not indicate any intention to
Continued ON Pare Two, Column Ffve)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Haig and Beatty
to Get Earldoms~
and 100000 Each

London, Aug. 4.-High titles and
money grants will be given by Great
Britain to her victorious generals
and admirals of the great war, ac-s
cording to the time-honored Gus i
tom. The vote of thanks to the
victors will be presented in the
house of commons Wednesday. The
name of Marshal Foch will be in
cluded.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig'
and Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty
will be made earls and each will be
given a grant of 100000 pounds.
Field Marshal Viscount French and
Admiral Viscount Jellicoe will be
given grants of $4,000 pounds each
Premier Lloyd Georges name
was proposed today for some honor.
but Andrew Bonar Law. the gov.
ernment leader replied that he had
mentioned the matter to Hle pre-
mier, who said he would not for 4
minute agree to it.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Rain Mitigates Heat;
- Temperature Mark. o6

Rain in steady even downpour
freshened~ Omaha's flora last night
and cooled the brows of heat-op-
pressed citizens. Brilliant lightning
flashes accompanied the rain which
lasted from $50 o'clock until nearly
II.
The mercury yesterday reached
90 degrees. One year ago yesterday
it attained its highest mark Of the
season, 40 degrees.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Public, Operating Management
and Employees Should All
Have Part in Running Roads,
Rail Employees Declare.
REQUEST GOES BEFORE
CONGRESS TOMORROW
Statement Marks Step by
Which Labor Comes to De-
mand That System Of Profits
in Industry Be 0verhauled.

Washington, Aug. 4.NOrganized 4.
labor came out today with the un-
equivocal demand that private cap-
ital be retired from the railroads. Nj
A tripartite control composed OF
the public, the operating manage
ment and the employees is demanded
/ instead
Addressed to the American pub
lie and signed by the engineers, the
firemen, the conductors and the
American Federation of Labor,
formal statement was issued an.
nouncing this proposal which will
be carried before congress Wednes-
day.
1T marks" says the statement,
"the step by which organized labor
passes from demands for wage in
creases to demands that the system
of profits in industry be overhauled." :"
. Serious Proposition.
This sentence sums up in a, few
words. the proposal of which there
have been hints and indications. but
which is now laid before the coun-
try for the first time. Everywhere
in official Washington it is recog-
nized as the most serious and far.
|reaching proposition the country
will be called on to face.
Characterizing the proposal as
"labor's bill" it is put forth as 4
remedy for the high cost of living,
because, the railroads are the key
industry of the nation.
1t demands the genuine co-opera-.
ton and partnership based on a real
community of interest and particle
patton in control" of which Presi-
| dent Wilson spoke to congress and
which the statement says has been
ignored by labor and the private
owners of the railroads.
Ask vestment in Public.
1--WE ask" it says, that the rail-
roads of the United States be vest.
ed in the public; that those actually
engaged in conducting that industry,
not from Wall street, but from the
railroad Offices and yards and oui
on the railroad lines, shall take
charge OF this service for the pubs
| lie"
| Briefly labor's plan demands:
| Tha1 private capital be eliminated
from the railroads.
| That the private owners receive
for the government bonds with .
fixed interest return for every hon
est dollar that they have invested I
! That the tripartite control. iere-
| CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
W|lL ANNOUNCE
DECISION ON CAR
STRIKE TODAY
Union Officials to Meet Repre-
sentatives Of Company
at 10 O'Clock This
' ,M0Fnln0

Whetherror not Omaha is to be
involved if a street railway strike
affecting approximately $50 en-
ployes of the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway Co., will be
decided some time after 10 a. m.
today, Ben Short, president of the
employees local, declared yesterday
afternoon, following conference
with Frank T. Hamilton. president
of the company.
AT that time members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the unl Jon will
meet with President Hamilton and
other company officials to receive
their decision in regard to the de-
mands submitted by the men about
two weeks ago These demands in
clude increased wages, restoration d
seniority rights and improved work
ing conditions. Unless many OF
these demands are granted and 9TH
ers compromised strike action is GER
tain to follow. it was intimated by
heads of the Garments local last
night.
Definite action in the controversy
was deferred yesterday when Mr..
Hamilton requested more time in
which to consider the demands and
'acquaint himself with the general
situa ton. This request was granted
following the conference between
Messrs. Short and Hamilton at a
p. m. yesterday.
This was the second time the men
had postponed action at the request
of the company.
Mr.. Hamilton conferred with the
board of directors of the company
yesterday afternoon. Many of the
directors are out of, the city and
but two or three were present at
the conference. Mr.. Hamilton re-
fused to make the decision of the
board known. ~
1t is said that the company can
not pay the increased scale demand
ed by the men unless higher fare
is put into effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
BELA KUN NOT BROKE;
SHOWS WAD OF BILLS.

Vienna, Aug. 4.-Bela Kun, DR..
Eugene Lander and NJ. Phor on
their arrival in Vienna Saturday
were rushed by the police in automo-
biles to the police station, where they
Kun was exhausted He ordered
were kept for several hours. Bella
a luncheon and when paying for it
revealed a number of bank bills of
large denominations, withheld from
the examining officials. This was
taken here as indicating his design
to escape to a neutral country.
Inthe evening he was taken to the
interhment camp at Drossendorf.
His principal luggage consisted of
large case eNof tobacco and cigars.
Other officials fleeing from 1Buda-
pest arrived late Saturday evening
with their families and were like
wise sent to the camp,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
CIemenceau Cites Paris
For Its Noble War Record

Paris, Aug. 4.-Premier Clemen-
ceau has cited the city of Paris in
army orders as follows:
The city of Paris, a capital mag
nihcently worthy of France. ami
mated by patriotic faith which never
faltered, bore with firm and smiling
courage frequent bombardments by
aircraft and long range guns from
1914 to 1918 and has added deathless
chapters to her secular glory"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Omaha Man Protests
Charge of s. Made
for Connecting Phone

Lincoln, Aug. 4.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-J. H. Jameson of Omaha
has written the State Railway com.
mission that he has protested a
charge made by the Nebraska Tele-
phone company which some time
ago connected up a phone in his
residence which had been discon-
nected and charged him S.. He
wants to know if the charge should
have been made.
He says that he saw in the
papers that the rates had been cut
down to $l.s0 and he wants to
know why the big charge. The
commission states that the, charge
made was one put in force by Post
master General Burleson and at the
time of the installation of the
phone was still in force.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
NTrain Bolivian Aviators.

Washington, Aug Capt. Dom
aid Hudson, formerly a member Of
the famous first pursuit group of the
American expeditionary forces in
France, has been employed by Bo-
livia to organize and instruct a !y-
ing corps in It's army. 1t was said
here today that Bolivia had decided
to secure instruction for its army by
discharged American officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Fight Hard to Prevent
Fire Reaching MAGAZINE

Raritan. N. J., Aug. 4.-Six hun
dred soldiers and civilians at the
government arsenal here fought des-
perately for several hours Monday
amid bursting shrapnel shells to
prevent fire from reaching a mag
azine of six-inch high explosive
shells and nearby mine of trinitro-
toluol. The fire followed series Of
four explosions in box car and
ammunition magazines. Two civil
ian employees at the arsenal were
slightly injured. An investigation
has been started.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Formal Declaration From
Toxic Government Expected
Soon in Relation to Agree
ment on Shantung.
PROHIBITION FACTOR
IN FIGHT ON TREATY
Senator Hitchcock Refuses to
Use His Influence With Presi-
dent to Have Wartime Dry
Act Suspended.

Washington, Aug. 4.-(By the
Associated Press.)-Japan's inten-
tons in the Chinese province of
Shantung, where she is given con-
troll by the Versailles treaty, soon
are to be set forth in formal dec
laration from the Toxic govern
ment, according to information re-
ceived today in official circles.
Although the exact nature of the
declaration was not forecast, it
was assumed it would follow the
lines of the repeated statements of
Japanese statesmen that the prov
ince eventually is to be returned to
China. In some quarters, it was
believed Japan might even set a
date for the restoration and ac-
knowledge publicly the secret un-
defstanding she is said to have had
with China.
Outgrowth of Conversations.
The reported decision of Japan
to make known its purposes is be-
lieved to be the outgrowth of in
formal diplomatic conversations be-
tween Washington and Toxic con-
cerning the American governments
desire that all the facts be given to
the house. President Wilson has
told many senators that complete
exposure Of the case. would throw a
new light on the Shantung pro-
vision. s- y
News of the expected develop
ment- regarding Shantung reached
the capitol after the foreign rela-
tions committee had opened the
way to other important disclosures
by asking Secretary Lansing to
come before it Wednesday to dis
cuss features of the treaty. 1t is
expected the sessions will be pub
lie and some of the committee
members will want the secretary to
tell much of the inside story of
how the treaty with its league of
nations covenant was drawn UP.
Prohibition Issue Again
With the reassembling of the
senate after the weekend recess
there was much discussion among
senators as to the possible effect of
the prohibition issue on the ratif-
cation fight. The subject became
conspicuous through an interview
between a representative of the liq-
uor interests and Senator Hitch
cock, democrat, Nebraska, leader of
the pro-treaty forces, at which the
former is said to have urged that
peace be concluded so President
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
Mexicans Release Yankee.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Advices to
the State department today from
Mexico City based on publications
in Mexican newspapers, said Law
renee L. Shipley of Yerrington.
Ne, who was kidnapped By ban
dts near Fresnillo station, Mexico.
July l9, had been released. There
was no indication whether a ransom
had been paid
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
COMPETITIVE FLYING
EXHIBITION PLANNED.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. A compe-
titive flying exhibition, to be par.
ticipated in by the largest number OF
flyers ever assembled in the state,
will be held shortly, if plans of the
Topeka Aviation commission are
carried out. The exhibition will
include an itinerary of the state.
Several thousand dollars in prizes
will be offered.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05

HE'S A PRINCE,
BUT-O BOY!
PEP? I'LL SAY

London, Aug. 4-(By Universal
Service. His royal highness
Prince Aage of Denmark, arrived
Sunday on the Aquitania on his way
home after a hurricane tour OF
America. This tall, democratic
young prince, tanned like an Indian
shed his royal uniform with its -four
gold stars on the collar and the
golden braid of the Legion d'hon,
neur for gay civilian attire almos,
before the Aquitania had passed
Sandy Hook and literally danced his
way across the Atlantic.
Being still transport, the Aqui
tania is without an orchestra, bu
this made no difference to the
prince. He borrowed Victrola
from Floyd Gibbons of Chicago, col,
lected every body who could jazz OF
shimmy around the piano and went
to it every night.
Whirlwind Tour.
~ whirled through America from
June l8 to July e." said the prince
to Universal Service, "and saw mo.
tor cars turned out like flies in De-
troit. | spent two days in Chicago
rushed through the Pittsburgh steeI
mills, got wet as a porpoise under
Niagara Falls, attended dinners in
Washington and had the time Of
my life in New York.
Il had seen many units of your
wonderful troops on the west front
and wanted to discover what you are
going to do with them after the
war. That's why went to Amer
ica. You have remarkable war ma
terial in men like young Gen. Doug
las Macarthur. whom | met at West
Point, and General Hill, whom !
met at Camp Mills; but l don't see
how you are going to keep up NOR
ale if you persist in taking major
generals and brigadier generals who
have won distinction leading troops
in action and demoting them to
colonies, majors and captains in the
peace army.
Nice Tribute to Yanks.
"Your soldiers fought beautifully
because they are free men. In a
country producing men like they,
why in hell are you restricting lib.
erty by passing prohibition laws:
You are simply penalizing 95 per
cent of good people for S per cent
of bad peop1e-that's what puzzles
me. Now Europe will be full OF
drunken Americans. The English
are the hardest and steadiest drink
ers I ever saw, but they~are' quiet
drinkers. When al American gets
drunk you can~hear him all over the
place.
Il attended a dinner in a private
home i'll Washington. | never saw
so much liquor in my life. A SEN
ator there, who was tight, told me
he had voted for prohibition because
it was the polite thing to do, but he
had 10-years' supply in his cellar.
; That kind Of prohibition can't last
"The first thing they asked me in
Chicago was how | liked the place.
| told them l didn't like it-but
that's probably because | didn't have
a chance to find out anything. l
was only there two days.
Likes Gotham Real Well.
Eyes, I guess I saw all of New
York there is to see That's a great
show, the 'Follies'. | wonder where
Ziegfeld managed to find so many
iContinued on Page Two, Column Six)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
MEXICANS CORDIAL
IN HOPE OF CORDIALS.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Forced by
prohibition legislation to seek new
fields of endeavor, many growers of
wine grapes in California have made
inquiries in Mexico concerning op-
portunities for acquiring grape lands
in Mexico, according to information
received at the State department.
The Mexican government was said
to have answered the inquiries in a
cordial manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
COFFEE IN DENVER
UP TO 10 CENTS. I,

Denver, Colo1 Aug. 4.-Patrons
of Denver restaurants will pay 10
cents a cup for coffee, starting to.
morrow. This decision was reached
at a meeting of the Midwest Hotel
and Restaurant Keepers association,
which embraces proprietors of 100
restaurants and small hotels here.
"For several months it has cost
the restaurant keeper 5A cents a
cup for the coffee he served" said
Theron T. BENEFIT, president of the
association
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
SUNNY SIDE OF STREET
BEST FOR HOLDUP MEN.

New York, Aug. 4.-The secret Of
the daylight holdups of stores is
now explained. -
50 Joseph Ryan, arrested here after
his alleged holdup of Ninth
avenue grocer. declares that there is
nothing particularly dangerous in
the so called daylight hoidup. Ac-
cording to Ryan you merely pick
out tie sunny side of the street and
WORK nndisturbed, because all of the
shoppers are on the shady side Of
the street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
STRICKEN BY DEATH
WHILE SIGNING CHECK.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 4.-While
E. Duffield, 81, carpenter, was
signing a check at the X. S. A. c.
here, he was stricken with heart dis
ease, and died. He has been car
penter and contractor here for 40
years. .-y# f..'.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
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: RIGHT
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BITS OF NEWS
TRAVELS 1000 MILES
TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 4.-One of
the freshmen to enter X. S. A. C..
this fall will be ]. w. Schabort, who
has to travel 1000 miles to attend
school. He comes from Orange
Free State, South Africa, and will
enroll in the veterinary medical
course.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
NEW DISEASE KILLING
OFF HORSES IN COLORADO.

Denver. Aug. A new disease
among horses which has already
killed $50 of the animals In the Ar
kansas valley near Lamar. Colo, is
reported by the United States
bureau of animal industry here.
DIR. w. E. Howe, veterinarian in
charge Of the bureau, said today the
disease resembles the so-called Kan
sas horse disease which killed hun
dreds of animals in Kansas, eastern
Colorado and Nebraska a few years
ago.
Experiments are being carried on
at the state agricultural college to
determine causes of the disease.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-05
THE WEATHER.:

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unset
tied but generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; continued warm.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-12-25
EAST TENNESSEE FARM NEWS
EDITED BY H. 3. POTTER,
Division of Extension, u. of T.

ing equipped quite as convenient
~ and up-to-date as a city house
IN this new census figures will he
given showing how MANY farms
own tractors, automobiles, how
many have heating and lightinS
plants and also how MANY have
telephones.
collecting all this information
IS quite a big undertaking and no
date has yet been set for the first
reports to be published.
These publications will show for
each county, state and for the
country as a whole the number of
farms, the total acreage of farm
lands, the value of arm property.
number o different kinds of live
stock, the acreage and production
OF all important crops. The United
States Government is making ev-
cry effort to see that these bulle-
TINS will be of the greatest posi-.
bic service to the farmers.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-12-25
NOTE-Since this article was
composed. Idelmere was injured
in a railway train wreck and is
not expected to recover.

Lespedza Collynie, Shorthorn
champion, is owned by L. L. Little
Fayetteville. Mr.. Little has been
offered $4,000 cash for this bull
but refuses to sell him.
Four championships were won
by stock from the south two goin
to Tennessee, one to Georgia, on
Bonnie j." Hereford bull, and
the champion Poland-Ch nina sow
owned by 2. G. Herlong, Florida.
Competition was great due to the
fact that htere were many entries
in all classes.
The splendid new of Tennes-
see leading in the championship
should greatly encourage stork
men all over the state. The farm
ers, County agents, and all inter-
ested in purebred stock should
appeal to the stock breeders thru
every method they know to get
the real value of purebred stock
realized.
1t is a big undertaking for so
many breeders are satisfied with
what they have and are not very
apt to let 60 of the old scrubs
they have on hands.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-12-25
BANKERS INTEREST GROWS

Bankers, although heretofore
taking but little interest in coon
erative agricultural work. have
been aroused into enthusiastic
leaders for improved agriculture.
Tangible results are apparent in
each division of our state. The
farming classes both landlord and
tenant, who have in the past view
ed the bankers interest in aeri-
culture with suspicion, now re-
spact the counsel of their bankers
anc the general public has come
to realize that the motives which
prompt the banking class to give
time, thought and money to BRO
mote improved conditions on Teh
nessee farms, are for the best
welfare of the farmer.
Mr.. Joe Gaut, chairman of Apri-
cultural committee of the state
Bankers Association, assured the
County Agents during their re-
cent meeting in Knoxville that he
was amazed at the magnitude of
the extension work and that all
the agents had to do when he
might be of assistance was to call
IN him and he would help in what
v way he might. He said he
would give any matter concerns
ing agriculture first place in his
lime, whenever occasion present.
d itself.