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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Cohan to Fight Actors Until He's Broke;
New York Chorus Girls Organize Union
Strike in Chicago Despite Precautions

Harris of Cohan and Harris and
Morris Gest, a producer, appeared
in the West Side police court today
i'll answer to warrants charging
them with assault on actors. Their
cases were continued. Other de-
velopments of today included the
resignation of George M. Cohan
from the Friars club, of which he
was one of the founders and abbot,
and the resignation of David War
field from the Actors Equity asso-
citation.
Cohan In to Stick.
Everything that | have, and that
is quite a little, is on the table in
this fight" was the declaration of
George M, Cohan at a meeting of
the managers. Il will lose every
dollar Of it before | will give in to
the actors. | will run an elevator
first"
CharleslC. Shay, president of the
international Alliance of>Theatrical
and Stage Employees, declared at a
meeting of strikers that if the man
ayers prosecute suits against the
actors, the stage hands will go into
the fight on the side of the strikers.
The statement also was made that
George w. Wickershan, former at
torney general of the United States.
would defend the actors if the suits
came to trial.
Strike Hits Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 12.-The actors
strike which has closed several of
New York's large theaters, spread to
Chicago Tuesday night, the Cort
theater and Cohan's Grand opera
house were closed after the prin-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13

cipais and other members of the
casts announced they would not go
on the stage.
The strike was called following
the arrival of Francis Wilson, pres
dent of the Actors Equity associa-
ton. He declared the strike would
be as thorough as in New York and
prepared an appeal to all actors to
Join the walk out
The first announcement came
from the Cort theater after William
Courtenay sent note to the effect
that he would not appear. The sec
ond principal to refuse to appear
was Grant Mitchell, who has been
appearing at Cohan's Grand.
Prepare Injunction.
In anticipation of a possible strike
by the members of the company at
the Woods theater, Manager S. J.
Rosenthal tonight had his attorneys
prepare a petition for an injunction
to be filed in court tomorrow
against the officers of the Actors
Equity association and members of
the company. The petition as pre-
pared would seek to restrain them
from breaking the contract with
the complainant"
John Fitzpatrick, presiden; of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, said
the striking actors would be given
support by the federation.
The local actors demands are viz
tually the same as in New York.
They want pay for rehearsals and
extra pay for more than eight per-
formances a week. Their associa-
ton has been recognized by the
managers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Trolley Financial
n.
Situation Serious,
Witnesses Agree

Washington, Aug. 12.-Witnesses
before the Federal Electric Rail
ways commission were in agreement
that the financial situation of the
companies was serious and probably
would grow worse because of rising
costs and motor vehicle competi-
ton.
Remedies suggested ranged from
the proposal of Mayor Cousens OF
Detroit for municipal ownership and
operation of urban lines to sugges-
tions by state untility commission
ers that revenues be increased. The
commissions represented were those
of Indiana, Connecticut and Rhode
Island
Most OF the state commission
representatives who testified favored
cooperative control over the trolley
lines by municipalities and state
commissions. the latter having re-
Wsory powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
PRICKED WITH PENCIL
SHE SUES CASHIER.

St. Louis, Aug. 12.-Charging that
she was seriously injured by a
sharpened lead pencil in the hands
of "a co-worker. Miss Pauline M.
Schultz, stenographer, filed suit for
$1,000 damages against Otto a.
Barth, employed as cashier by Swift
& Co., and the company.
The petition alleges that on De-
cember 81, 1918, while the plaintiff
was working near the defendant in
the cashiers cage at the office OF
Swift & Co, Barth suddenly turned
around, striking the plaintiff with a
sharpened lead pencil, which he held
in his hands. Miss Schultz alleges
that she suffered bruises and lacera-
tons and was compelled to undergo
an operation to have the graphite
extracted from her upper arm
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13

New York, Aug. 12.-(By The As
sociated Press. lin an effort to pre-
vent a spread of the strike called by
the Actors Equity associa ton to
other cities, the Producing Man
ayers Protective association an
nounced tonight that its attorneys
had been instructed to bring injunc-
ton suits against the Equity in Chi
cago, Boston and Philadelphia, re-
straining it from interfering with
productions in those cities.
This step, it was said, was taken
after the managers learned through
reliable sources" that Francis Will
son, president of the Equity, had left
for Chicago for the purpose of at
tempting to call out actors there.
1t also was stated that the suits
for $5O0,000 filed yesterday by the
Shuberts against the Equity and
nearly 800 of its most prominent
members were but the forerunner Of
suits to be filed by other managers,
which would run into the millions.
Ten Houses Dark.
With ten theaters still dark" to-
night, active picketing was carried
on by scores of we'll known actors
and actresses, who presented i'm
promptu sidewalk shows to attract
the crowds from theaters which
were open.
Chorus girls to the number Of
about 400 today organized union.
which will be known as the Chorus
Equity association, and will be affil-
lated with the actors organization.
Marie Dressler, a former chorus
girl, was elected president. Sam
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
13 White Men Are
Under indictment
for Race Riotinq

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Thirteen
white men, alleged to have partici-
pated in the race riots two weeks
ago, were indicted Tuesday. The
indictment score now stands at 50
negroes and II whites.
Among those indicted was
George Stauber. a white youth, al
legged to have been the instigator
in stoning a negro boy who fell
from raft and was drowned in
Lake Michigan, July q, starting the
riots. The charge is manslaughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Concerted Attacks by Federal,
State and Municipal Officials
Have Noticeable Effect Upon ,
Prices of Provisions.
HOARDERS RELEASE
STOCKS IN STORAGE
Producers Rushing Shipments
to Market in Fear of Further
Reduction of Prices-Army
Goods Find Ready Sale.

Chicago, Aug. l2.-Concerted al
tacks by federal, state and munich
pal officials on the high cost of liv-
ing resulted today i'll lower prices
of many articles of produce to Chi
cago consumes. 1t was the first
definite benefit to result from the
attacks on food prohteers and
hoarders.
With the decrease i'll wholesale
and retail prices there came sub
stantial increase in receipts of var
ious articles of food. 1t was said
that producers were rushing ship
ments to the Chicago market in
fear of further reduction of prices
in the near future and large guam
titles of supplies were being taken
out of cold storage warehouses and
offered for sale.
Army Goods Sell Readily.
Yesterday the first sale of army
canned goods at two downtown de-
partment stores resulted in the dis
posal of 10000 cans of corn and
peas at a saving Of 80 per cent over
the current retail price. To meet
this competition, there was gen
eral reduction of prices by retailers.
The prevailing retail price for su-
gar was II and l3 cents pound
IN majority of stores A few days
ago sugar sold as high as 10 cents
pound. Potatoes today dropped
ST per 100 pounds in retail price,
and there was a corresponding re-
duction in nearly. all vegetables and
fruits.
Profiteering Alleged.
Scores of letters alleging profiteer-
ing were received today at the fed
eral district attorneys office where
preparations are making to prose
cute hoarders and profiteers. Az
such information is turned over to
the bureau of investigation of the
Department of Justice. The secret
agents are ordered to have report
ready for the district attorneys on
cold storage warehouses by Satur-
day.
That the big producers associa-
ltollS dlC OpCl dung III lSSlld VI
trade was charged by commission
merchant, who declared men in his
line actually were selling at loss
because the producers were demand
ing top prices,
Supplies Reach St. Louis.
St. Louis, Aug. l2.-Forty-seven
carloads of government foodstuffs,
to be sold at cost, arrived at the ar
scnal Tuesday and it was estimated
500 more would be received shortly
for distribution in Missouri, Kansas
and Arkansas The sale will start
Monday.
Michigan Dons Armor::
Lansing, Mich, Aug. 12.-Rigid
grand jury Investigations in every
county i'll Michigan sweeping state
wide probe of the high cost of ne
cessities of life to be conducted by
the attorney generals department
and later a special session of the
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Pershing to Visit
The Battle6elds Of
Italy In Near Future

Paris, Aug 12.-General John J.
Pershirg, after his visit to Belgium
as the guest of King Albert, will
visit the Italian battlefields. Pres
ent plans cali for his departure from
here for Rome next Saturday, Au-
gust 10.
While in Italy, General Pershing
will present American Distinguished
Service medals to those Italian Of
ficers to whom these honors have
been awarded.
General Pershing expects to leave
for the United States during the
first week in September,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Clearwater Man Admits
Passing Worthless Checks

Edward Keefe, Clearwater, Neb.,
was arrested last night by Capt. H.
P. Haze and charged with passing
worthless checks on complaint of the
Nebraska Clothing Co
Keefe admitted passing two checks
at the Nebraska store-one for $1,000
and one for $35 00-and another for
81 800 at the Lininger Implement
Co. store in payment for a tractor.
Keefe signed the name OF former
employer, Louise K'opke of Clear
water, Neb., 10 the checks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
FRIGHT
- R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
FIND 10000 CROWNS
BELA KUN HAD HIDDEN.

Berlin, Avg, IA special dis
patch to the National Zeitung from
Budapest says that 2l peoples COM
missaries, 81 workmen's councillors
and 1856 terrorists, who have been
arrested, charged with crime, will
be tried shortly.
The newspaper says. that 10000
crowns were found walled up in the
home of Bella Kun, the former die
tator, and that the hastily aban-
doned plunder of the late Tibor
Szamuely, consisting Of seven great
cases and roll of valuable Persian
carpet and gold and silverware. in
Guiding silverplate from the collec-
ton of Archduke Frederick, was
found concealed in a convent in
Odenburg.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
VISITS WIFE AND FAMILY.

Berlin. Aug. 12.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. with the permission
of the Dutch government, the
former German crown prince has
Just spent several days with his
wife and children at Soden, Prus-
sia, and accompanied them part OF
the way back to Potsdam. accord
ing to the Lokal Anzeiger-
The newspaper adds that Fred
erick William has not returned to
Holland.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
RETAIL SHOE DEALERS
WANT BUSINESS PROBED.

San Francisco, Aug. l2-The Re-
tail Shoe Dealers association of San
Francisco at meeting Tuesday pre-
pared request asking Mayor James
Rolph TO appoint committee to in
vestigate a charge of profiteering,
which, the dealers assert, has been
made by the federal trade board.
The California Retail Shoe Deal
ers' association, it was announced,
sent a message to President Wilson
denying that the retailers are prof
iteering or are responsible for the
prevailing high ptices of footwear
and closed with an appeal request
ing the president to investigate the
entire shoe industry thoroughly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
OREGON GROWERS SELL
PEARS TO CUBANS.

Medford, Ore, Aug. 1Z,-Large
shipments of Bose pears from this
section will begin moving about
September ! for Chile and Cuba,
new markets for this fruit. Accord
ing to growers here- these two coun-
tries will take nearly all of the pro-
duction of this section. Bartlett
pear shipments now are averaging
i cars daily from here, preference
being given fruit shipments by the
refrigerator car companies.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Fiume Problem Settlement
Satisfies France and Italy

Rome, Aug. 12-(Havas.)-The
allied commission which investigated
recent disorders at Fiume has con-
cluded its work. the Corriere Della
Sierra says today. The newspaper
adds that the conclusions reached
are of such a nature as to satisfy
France without offending the pride
OF Italy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Glenn E. Plumb, for Railway
Brotherhoods, Says Many
Great Systems Have Been
Systematically P|undered.
FULL INVESTIGATION
BY CONGRESS ASKED
Bonus of $450,O00, Issued
by 18 Lines Controlled by
Morgan, Rockefeller and
Gould Financial Interests.

Washington, Aug 12.-(By the
Associated ress.)-The railroad
brotherhoods, through their counsel,
Glenn E. Plumb, today laid before
the house Interstate Commerce
committee their charges Of corrup-
ton in the management OF the rail-
roads under private control. The
charges were that many of the great
railway systems had been plundered
Systematically by the financial inter-
ests and that the railroads illegally
held millions OF acres of public
lands.
Eighteen representative railroads
of the country. the brotherhood at
torney asserted. issued stock aggre-
eating $450,414,000 between 1900 and
1910 as bonuses. These same rail-
roads he further charged were con-
trolled in whole or in part by the
Morgan interests, the Rockefeller
interests and the Gould interests"
Investigation Asked.
Coupled with the charges which
came Just before the house commit
tee closed its hearings on organized
labor's bill for elimination of pri-
vate capital from railroad owner
ship, was the demand by Mr.. Plumb
that congress make thorough in
vestigation of the matter so that
the American people may know ito
what extent it is sought to subject
them to exploitation" under the
other plans proposed for future dis
position of the railroads.
There was no intimation as to
what course the committee might
take in regard to the request for an
investigation. Chairman Esch indi-
Gated that to 60 into the charges
would be like travelling over old
ground, as they had been threshed
out long ago. Plumb told the COM
mittee that he either had the evil
dence to support every charge or
knew where it could be obtained.
Presentation of the charges appar-
entity failed to arouse much interest
among members.
Garretson Quite Frank.
A. B. Garretson, former head Of
the Order of Railway Conductors,
declared with utmost frankness that
if vote were taken today the coun-
try probably would reject organized
iabor's plan. He explained, how
ever. that this would be due to gen.
eral suspicion against new things,
and he predicted that it would be
indorsed and adopted in the not
distant future.
The opinion was expressed by Mr..
Garretson that there had been no
fair test of government operation
of railroads, because the railroads
since being taken over had been
operated by officials who were op-
posed to government ownership and
wanted to demonstrate that it was
not best for the country.
With the filing of Plumb S
charges, the committee concluded
hearings on his plan for public OWL
erShip and employe cooperation of the
railroads, and will take up later the
plans to be offered by security hold
ers and railway executives. both of
which, labor officials testified, are
more radical than that framed by
Mr.. Plumb and indorsed by the
brotherhoods. 1t probably will be
month before the committee can
make final report.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
RECORDS OF MONTANA
LEGISLATURE STOLEN.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 1.-THE
room of the journal clerk of the
Montana house of representatives
was entered sometime Monday night
after the extraordinary session of
the legislature had adjourned and
the proceedings of the final hours
of the session were taken.
Missing documents include the
roll call on appeal from the decision
of the chair. taken during the fight
over the $5,00O,000 bond issue meas
ure to provide relief for drought
stricken farmers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
TAKES POISON TO REST
BY SIDE OF FIANCEE.

Mt. Vernon, ILL.,. Aug. l2.-"Please
take me to Little Grove tomorrow at
, o'clock and lay me by Little Ola's
side to rest in peace forever" wrote
George Clarence Marcum, l9, before
he took poison which ended his life
at the home of Beecher Talbot i'll
Rome township. The young man
was engaged to Miss Ola Talbot,
daughter of Beecher Talbot, and
she died on December 10, 1918.
Since the death of his fiancee he
had made his home most of the time
with her parents.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
10000 Polish Jews Wish
to Come to America

Copenhagen, Aug. 12.-It is re-
ported from Warsaw that 10000
Polish Jews have asked permission
to go to America. 1t is expected
there will be great number OF emf
grants leaving central Europe soon
for America.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Telephone Strike Ends.

St. Louis, Mo, Aug. l2.-Girl
operators and male electrical work
ers of the Southwe stern Bell Tele-
phone company, who have been on
strike since June %, today voted to
return to work tomorrow, following
the company's promise to grant
wage incrca:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Roumanians Ignore Note.

Paris, Aug 1.-THE supreme
council has not received response
to the notes sent to Roumania con-
corning the occupation of Budapest
and consequently it made little prog
ress today on the Hungarian situa-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
DENY CREW OF BREMEN
HAS ARRIVED IN BREMEN.

Berlin Aug l2,-Denial was made
in official circles of the. statement
printed in the Vossische Zeitung,
Monday. that the entire crew OF the
German submarine Bremen, which
disappeared three years ago, had ar
rived in Bremen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
HUNGARY WON'T RETURN TO
MONARCHY, ARCHDUKE SAYS

Berlin, Aug. II. - Archduke
Joseph, head of the new Hungarian
government, has issued a pr Jclama-
ton in which he affirms that there
will be no return to the nonarchial
system, according to the Tageblatt's
correspondent at Budapest.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
Riga Recaptured.

Copenhagen. Aug. l2-According
20 Russian newspaper published in
Berlin, the bolsheviki have recap
tured Riga.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-13
THE WEATHER.:

Fair Wednesday and Thurst,..;
cooler in east and central portions
Wednesda,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
FLORENCE GOlDF|tlD
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will be determined within a few
days.
One of the richest shipments
ever made from the district was
made recently from the Florence
Divide lease and of particular in
terest to the new management are
the shipments of $2SS ore being
made from the Giles lease. The
ore from the latter lease is coming
from the ninth level, under the
territory mined by the Little Flor
ence lease of the early days, demon
strating that the Little Florence did
not reach the limit of the rich ore
shoot at depth and that high-grade
ore exists in the Florence far below
the generally recognized bonanza
levels. The leasing policy of the
company will not be altered and
the new work planned will be done
IN territory tina mas HOl uecH uC-
veloped by lesees in the past be-
cause of the large amount of dead
work necessary.
Mr.. Schmidt a y the Florence is
due for an era of good mining and
that the mine will be given a run
for it's money" something the ia
nous old producer of high-grade
ore never has had.
The new management is as ca
pable and energetic as could be
found in the country and the mine
has one of the best equipped sur
face plants in the state and has been
opened so that the preliminary work
will not involve great expense. This
will make possible the expenditure
of the company's funds in the most
economical in the search fer
new Orebodies. The work will be
crowded and the management is
confident producing territory will be
found within a short time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
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lions have been made for installing
hosting plants and other equipment
on both properties.
The Consolidated West Extension
Simon Mines company is sinking a
three-compartment shaft which has
attained a depth of about 70 feet.
They have a Is horse power gaso-
line hoist and are erecting three or
four buildings and blacksmith shop.
This property is on the westerly
strend Of the Simon ledge.
Four men are sinking a shaft on
the Simon Silver Lead Extension.
The shaft is down 35 feet and has
a fair showing of ore.
The Simon Silver Lead East En-
tension shaft is down about 35 feet
and going to 100 feet on the present
contact. Has a good showing of
lead, copper and silver ore.
Contiguous to these in the silver
Head belt are the Simon Junior,
Simon Couer D'Alene, Simon Nina,
North Extension Simon Silver Lead
and other properties that give good
evidence of being in the mine-mak-
ing class.
OF especial interest because of
their splendid showings are the Lib
erty and Silver Top group, the
Norman Silver, Simon-Fagan and
Simon-Douglas properties. The Nor
man Silver property was discovered
and located about three years ago
by AL Annette of Nina while cap
turing wild horses in one of the
gulches of the Cedar range. Big
boulders of float ore carrying val
ues up to $50 per ton in silver, gold
and copper were scattered along
the slope of the gully, and Annette
Immediately decided to hitch his
star to a number of claims. The
ore makes in a contact of lime and
granite and there are evidences that
+, large chambers Of ore will be found
in the lime adjacent to the contact.
Annette sank two shafts in ore, one
to 25 feet and the other to 80 feet
depth. There are ABOUT rs tons of
ore on the dumps that will run
from $40 to $50 per ton, with a
general average of about $35. A
NEW vertical working shaft hat has
REACHED a depth of about 40 feet
is moving being put down, and a
gasoline hoist, gallows frame, etc,
are on the ground ready to be in
STALLED. Annette constructed a good
auto road several miles in length
at his own expense and has estab-
lished a good camp at a point con-
venient to the mine.
The Pagan group, adjoining the
Norman Silver. is n of the oldest
discoveries in this region, having
first been located by Captain Fagan,
a versatile geologist who was well
Known in this lart of the country
sDout 80 years ago. rhs main
Pagan veing /, from four To syen
feet wide, in a lim~e-granite contact,
and big body of lead and iron car
Donate ore that run we'll in silver
and gold. Carload shipments taken
from big surface cuts are said to
have run about $35 per ton, but
there are sections Of the vein that
carry considerably higher values
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-08-02
GOLDFlELD MEN TO
PROSPECT FOR OIL

Goldfield men are planning to
organize a company to operate in
the White river valley in White
Pine county, the latest Nevada field
to attract attention. The men in
terested are w. S. Phillips, Sol
Camp, Charles Phillips, Dave Ward,
Bert Ward, Charles Robertson, Frank
O'Neil and Herbert Pickles. TOno-
pah men first became interested in
the field and it is said they are
planning to start drilling there.