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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Railroad Laborers to
Demand Wage Raise
of One Dollar a Day

Detroit, Aug. l9-General chair
men of the United Brotherhood Of
Maintenance-of-way Employees and
Railway Shop Laborers Tuesday ap-
proved a new wage working agree
rent submitted by the administra-
ton, calling for an increase in pay
Ct approximately ST day per man,
tine and a half for overtime and
promotion by seniority.
The demands, it was said, affect all
railroads in the United States, Can
ada and Central America and in
volve about 100000 workers. Half
of that number are members of the
union.
A referendum now being taken is
returnable August "a. Union Off
Gals declare SO per cent of the men
favor the proposed schedule and a
general strike of all maintenance of
way employees if their demands are
not met.
The costliest watch in the world
is a jeweled timepiece in possession
of the pope, and which is estimated
to be worth 100000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
CREEK CHARGED
WITH ATTACKING
WOMAN IN HOME
Man Under Arrest Denies
Having Evil Intentions;
Will Be Arranged in
Court Today.

Andrew Paul, an itinerant Greek,
is in the city Jail held for investiga-
ton in connection with an assault
which he is charged to have at
tempted upon Mrs. Mary Alcorn. a
young married woman living at 1912
Fourth street, Council Bluffs. The
attack took place in Mrs Alcorn's
home at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Mrs. Alcorn is soon to become
mother and her delicate condi-
ton rendered it impossible for her
to attend the afternoon session Of
police court yesterday and the hear
ing of Pauls was fixed for this
morning.
Mrs. Alcorn was alone at her
home when the Greek entered. He
had raped at the front door, and
getting no response, opened it and
walked in, meeting Mrs. Alcorn as
she was coming out of the bathroom
He rushed forward, seized her in his
arms and made insulting PROPOSE
tons, she charged. The man re-
leased her and ran from the house
when she screamed, she sad. She
then ran to the home of her next
door neighbor, Mrs. Best, who
called the police. Patrol Driver
R. c. Brown jumped on a service
motorcycle and reached the house
before the man had left the vicinity
and picked him up in few minutes.
Pauls denies that he had any evil
intentions. He had applied at the
Alcorn house Saturday morning for
a room, he said, and was told to re-
turn in the evening. When he did
so he was told by Mr.. Alcorn that
there was no vacant room available.
Pauls alleges that the visit yesterday
morning was only for the purpose
of learning if there was a vacant
room. Mr.. Alcorn works in the Great
Western roundhouse
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
British
Fleet Concentrated
Against Bolsheviki

Stockholm. Aug. l9-The rein
forced British feet is concentrated
against Kronstadt, the naval port
of Petrograd, dispatch from
Helsingfors says. The city of
it is said, is burning.
The bolshevik submarine depot
ship Viatka is reported to have been
sunk in an engagement off the Toll
boukin lighthouse, several miles
northwest of Kronstadt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
sary to the carrying out of the
IL L

sary to the carrying out of the
treaty, I think"
And will these troops have to be
maintained under the various treat
les of peace until the ultimate con-
summation of the terms of those
treaties?" persisted Mr.. Johnson.
Eyes, but that is not long. In no
case, as | remember, does that ex-
coed Is months"
81 was rather under the impression
that the occupation OF Germany was
to be for IS years"
Along the Rhine. yes. l was
thinking of upper Silesia and the
other places, where plebiscites are
to be carried out. 1t is the under
standing with the other governments
that we are to retain only enough
troops there to keep our flag there"
will we be maintaining Ameri-
can troops upon the Rhine for the
next IS years."
That is entirely within our
choice; but | suppose we will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Actors and Managers
Meet in an Effort to
Patch Up Difference

New York, Aug. 19.-Representa-
tives OF the Actors Equity associa
ton and the Producing Managers
Protective association met Tuesday
for the first time since the actors
strike began, in a conference called
by playwrights for a frank and
friendly discussion" of their differ
ences.
Recognition of the Equity associa
ton was found to be virtually the
only obstacle in the way of settle
ment. A second conference will be
held.
The twentieth playhouse was
closed by the strike when the Henry
Miller theater was added to the list
of dark" houses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
N. Y. Surface Line Workers
Granted Increase in Wages

New York, Aug. l9.-Job E.
Hedges, receiver of the New York
Railways company, which operates
most of the surface lines in Man
haitian, today granted an additional
IS per cent wage increase to en-
ployes. making Is per cent within
the last few days. The surface line
workers did not go on strike with
the subway and elevated men, who
returned to work this morning after
being granted Is per cent raise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Army Orders

Washington, Aug. l9.-(Special)
Second Lieut.. Jack Rock, motor
transport corps, is relieved from
duty in this city and will proceed to
Camp Dodge and report. Lieut.
Col. Robert Vans Agnew, veterin-
airy corps, now on leave of absence,
is relieved from station at the port
of embarkation, Hoboken, N. J. He
will proceed to Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo, and report.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Postmasters Appointed

Washington. Aug. 19.-(Special
Telegram, )-Postmasters appointed
Freda M. Paulson at Fort Calhoun
Washington County. Neb, vice F. 5
Adams, resigned; Charles |. Hox-
worth, Yockey, Morrill, County, Neb.,
vice ]. f. Parsons, resigned; Mrs.
Ten M. Deyer, Fairview, Lincoln
County, S. D., vice f. A. Odegaard,
resigned; Eta Smith, Wolton, Ma
tional County, Wyo., via. Charles D.
Henry, resigned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Fire Sweeps East Helena,
CAUSING 100000 Loss

Helena, Mont, Aug lo-East
Helena, a town of 200 inha bitants,
lying six miles east of here, was
swept by fire late today. The loss
is estimated at $200,000 The bust
ness section and eighteen residences
were destroyed. The great smelter
of the American Smelling and Re-
timing company escaped,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
French Treaty Held to Be
No Violation of Constitution

Washington, Aug. 19.-The pro-
posed treaty by which the United
States would go to the aid of France
in event of an unprovoked attack by
Germany is not in conflict with the
constitution, in the opinion of the
senate judiciary subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the question.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Texas Guard Modified
for Service on Border

Austin, Tex, Aug. 1o.-Gov. w.
P. Hobby today instructed the Ad-
jutant Generals department to have
the Texas national guard ready to
respond to an emergency call for
service on the border.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Loses $500 Brooch

Mrs. Louise Mittendorf, Storm
La :, Ia, reported to the police yes
terday that she lost $500 diamond
and pearl brooch at the Union depot
last night.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1919-01-23
T. Nj. BRUNER & co.
WANT COLUMN

uu. uI fh. choicest sections 0i Che
Panhandle. This section Is about b
U..,s N,. oi Amarillo. aud is pra
IaIE every Too, good ulllblc land
$500. good improvements. fenced and
suu.isuD.I aud Iuuu, 400 acres m
cultivation. and 100 acres in wheat
N. offer special price ui $4,000
.rr acre Tor q few days
$500 ar, offering O. I'D section ranch
.b0u. 80 miles from Amarillo f0r
slU.U per acre. with good terms
.H sections oi this s owned aud %
leased This party is easy to trade
a.fb DO you are iu the market Tor %
good ranch
Ou. uIIl section just south of Am
ar.'.u 900 good ulable land. we'll im-
proved aud is bargain at S1g.rU.
Cin rropcrt, Tor sale.
UO. Johnston street a good four
room house wen built. G0Nl4O Iot
100000 $500 900 cash and balance
s-.HH per month
lNUl IUEou stroat-A GOOD four
rUHm house with llare and ou.
buildings Goa $4,000.
a room p.lstered house cas-.
'FRONT.' corner iUl close Goo ou TAYLOR
street. at bargain Tor sale lt once
Vacant Lots.
$50 have vacant Dots iu go parts
.f fIn D.v. and li present vc arc
offering ..r. special bargains on
close .r I..s
iur Rent
500 IH ..Uu street f room mod.
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. fr.. place 500 900
fHf- 'ar buren, street rHnH
modern hU... 500 HH
f-II TYLER .iIr.. rHln uHs0r
HY. UH
ffHr Harrison street room
modern huHs. eco ZOO
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EXCHANGE

... r. highly Improved Irr
ra.,. ..In farm near u.Ntar ~
81 SCOTT. Hl Roswell artos.au $685.
f.r .r. reservoir price $500 au
... $4,000 InIu g years OFT Will
r.... .r Amarillo property or land
section. H' .u. land boo Hartley
county t. .ad. for merchandise
au nHy a.h difference
section ranch owned aud 4
ID. .I r NIHkI.r county well im.
proved Ir w.l purposes and good
land price, 0N bonus and Sl.75
Ir. ODD. -.sr only $4,000 debit
Uu rI. f.. other good property
.- m.em r1ir the equity for 0II
.a.. u-Ir Amarillo
-.ms good HusIu property u
T.u... 20 trade for land and
difference
som. residence mI Vacant prop
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BARGAINS 5000 and 900 ,
Monroe. ..u good houses NiIl sac
rIH.. H order fn uisa .ouc cash
5000 F.mH.. I-fl Jackson. 1878
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30

Der of the international Executive
Board dropped into the city Tuesday
afternoon and was invited to attend
the meeting. He gave the men a good
talk on trades unionism and also in
formed the men of the different sys-
TENS that the factories are trying to
force on the machinists since the war
has been ended Ted Smith local
business agent of Machinists' Union,
spoke to the men on organization.
From what the Press can learn of
No. "a attended the meeting and
the Mosler plant, that firm is trying
to introduce bonus system and the
men do not take kindly to it. The
men are somewhat dissatisfied with
the conditions and have decided to
organize for their mutual benefit No
trouble of any kind is anticipated but
the men feel that it would be for their
best interests to organize. A large
majority of the machinists have al
ready become members of the Machin-
lists Union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
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Harry Strauss
New Furniture Store To Dis
play Union Card

Another large furniture store will
display the union store card where
trades unionists can trade and find
union conditions
We refer to the fine new furniture
store opened by Harry Strauss at the
northeast corner of Third and Ludlow
streets Mr. Strauss, for several
years, conducted his store at "a South
Third street where by his fair and
honest dealing he built up a business
that grew to such proportions as to
compel him to seek larger quarters
with the result that Hamilton gains
another handsome store.
Mr.. Strauss starts his new store
right, in that he has signed articles
Of agreement with the Retail Clerks
union and will coduct the store under
union principles throughout Mr.. H.
O. Petzold who efficiently managed
the old store will continue as manager
Of the new store Mr. Petzold is an
old union man and carries an honor
able withdrawal card from the union
with which he was formerly affiliated
This store is entitled to the patronage
of organized labor and friends.
The many friends of Mr.. Strauss
wish him every success in his new
store.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30

way and a number Of other corpora
tions, officials and individuals.
In the suit a number Of the 1876
deported men charged that their rights
as citizens were violated when they
were forcibly taken from their homes.
Great interest has been aroused in
the action Of the attorneys for the de
PENDANTS in consenting to settle the
case out Of court. The revival of the
case in its settlement has brought out
a lot Of talk about the quashing of
the indictments against the IS men
who were charged with the responsi-
bility for the deportatonS
There was little concealnent Of the
names Of the men who had conducted
the deportations, ard no denial Of the
action was made until after the in
dictments were returned by federal
grand jury. Ia November, 1918, Fed
eral Judge William W. Fomow Of San
Francisco filed a decision quashing the
indictments against the twenty five
men, most of whom were agents Of
the various big interests of the War
Warren copper-mining districts which
centers at this place.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
BISBEE DEP0RTERS TO Collect
WORKERS TO HAVE their INNING IN FAMOUS WESTERN
CASE DEP0RTERS WILL PAY So 000, ,O0O

bezzlement is still well imbeded in
the minds of the people ana while
going on had that nasty political as
pect.
While some are of the opinion that
Thesis and his political friends are not
guilty, yet there are many who believe
that things were not altogether right
at the Butler County Infirmary. Let
it be as it may the case of the trades
unionists was no more a crime than
the Thesis case, but nevertheless the
Court of Appeals did not reverse
Judge Harlans decision
1t is the same old story as we see it.
If you are in politics no matter what
crime you commit it's ten to one
shot that you will get out of it very
smoothly and your friends will rally
to your support before you are CON
fronted with the iron gates. 1t is not
so when trades unionists get into
trouble You will be found guilty if
you were on the scene of the trouble
or not. This is the case of Mary
Williamson the old lady who was a
member of the Textile Workers I'm
ion She was found guilty of assault
and battery at the Woolen Mill and
testimony at the trial proved that
Mrs. Williamson was at the While
home a mile away at the time.
1t matters very little to the laboring
men and women whether Jacob Thesis
goes to the penitentiary or not, but
it is safe to say that the next trial
will find him not guilty, on the other
hand if the labor unions is this city
would carry their cases to the highest
court in this state the result would be
the same as the decision of the Court
of Appeals Laboring men have very
little chance in the courts when they
are on strike and trouble arises. Cases
of this nature are the cause of SO
many laboring men becoming disgust
ed with conditions and changing their
/ political views
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
Seek Quick Settlement To Avoid
Going To Trial For Outrage
Committed In 1917.

Among the men deported was w.
B. Cleary, a Los Angeles attorney
who up to that time knew little about
the labor troubles Of the district and
was said to have little sympathy with
the strikers. He was caught in the
net as were many who were in no wise
involved in the strike and who were
not in synpathey with it. Since that
time Cleary has been devoted in his
assistance to the workers and he has
taken a prominent part in the civil
cases and in the suit thus being settled
out Of court by mutual agreement.
The suits were brought for Sc, $780,
600 and were filed in the state civil
court ut Tombstone ia behalf Of 2S6
Of the deported men
Astrict censorship was held on the
press at the time Of the deportations
and stories of an infammatory char
acter were sent out from the district.
The United States government took
a hand IN the affair and rescued the
deported men who had been left IN
the desert in desperate straits for
food and water United States army
detachments were sent to the relief
of the suffering men who were taken
TO Columbus where they were cared
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30

Benjamin Franklin said: God
helps those that help themselves !"
Wise buying is frst-aid to W. S. S.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
Long & Allstatter
Machinists Quit Work. Claim
Firm Failed To Keep Promise

No maehinists employed at the
Long & Allstatter plant entered the
shop for work this week. The reason
for this action, given out by the work
ers, is that the company failed to
keep its promises made to its employ
es.
On November 18th last, the ma
chinists made demands for Is cent
per hour increase. The demand is
still pending, showing the patience
Of the men in this matter The firm,
however. a few days back agreed to
grant an increase Of ) cents per hour
whidh concession would have been
satisfactory to the men for the time
being. However, when the machinlsts
received their pay envelopes on last
Saturday it was foun3 that the ~
crease paid was only > per Gems IN
stead OF } eents pei hour
This is not at all satisfactory and
a meeting of al tae nochnlsls e. s.
EIeN@a IN ne plant was immedlarciv
called a held ta.s meeting it
was decided that the men will not re-
turn to work until the firm MAKES
good its promises and pays the 5
cents per hour increase.
Whether the firm thought that their
employees are lot Of numskulls and
they thought they were putting one
over on them or whether they really
intended that the increase should be
5 per cent and that the workers mis-
understood the coiapany's intentions,
is not quite PLAN at this time At
all events it is hoped that the diff
Guilty is only the result of misunder-
standing, that the company will see
its error and that the whole matter
win be quickly adjusted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
Thesis Case Reversed
Court OF Appeals Refuses To
Reverse Case of Trades
UniOnistS.

Jacob Thesis, former superintend-
ent of the Butler county infirmary,
who on February 20 was sentenced
to serve an indeterminate sentence
in the Ohio penitentiary for alleged
embezzlement of public money has
been granted new trial by the court
of appeals.
The court of appeals reversed the
verdict of the jury which found Thesis
guilty on July II, 1918, of embezzl-
ing $553.80, on the ground that Judge
Walter S. Harlan, the trial Judge, err
red in his charge to the jury.
Erroneous and prejudicial," are
the terms applied by the court of ap-
peals to that part of Judge Harlan's
charge which said to the jury that if
Thesis kept the money in his house,
thereby depriving the county of it's
use, he was guilty of conversion and
embezzlement Such a charge on the
part of the court, the decision of the
court of appeals says, took from the
jury the right to decide the question
of fact as to whether or not Thesis
intended" to embezzle or convert
to his own use
The case of Sheldon Norton, Mary
Williamson the aged Textile Worker,
Jacob Morton and Tom Lockoyitch who
were found guilty of assault and bat
terry during the trouble at the Shuler
4 Benninghofen Woolen Mills in the
fall of 1917, the defendants who were
given sentences by Judge Walter Har-
len ranging in fines of $50 and up to
ninety day terms in the work house
were refused a reversal of the lower
court 'sfnding by the same Court of
Appeals.
Both cases have oeen carefully
watched by the laboring people of
Hamilton and Butler County and it is
no surprise to them. Both cases were
heard in the courts about the same
time and both were before the same
Judge of the Common Please Court
The case of Thesis for alleged EN-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30

WAR SAVINGS sEAliEs
GesuKn ~ THE
UNITED STATES
cOvERtsAsEnf
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30

Sacramento, Cal, You can't pass
law limiting the hours Of womens
work in stores to eight or any other
hard and fast figure" said the employ
ers' associations in 1913 when the
eight-hour bill for women was pend
ing in the legislature of California
But it was done and despite the bit
terest fight that could be put up the
law stood the test through the highest
courts.
One of the favorite nullifying a
mendments offered in the hope Of
killing the bill was to offer to include
domestic servants.
"Of course it won't work" said
the statesmen from Milpetas and East
Auburn you can't control inter
mittent labor like that" they said.
Fancy the cook leaving her pies to
burn in the oven because the quitting
whistle had blown. Picture the maid
leaving the baby in the park when her
hour of stopping had arrived" {"
1t "Hst couldn't be done" and SO it
was left out of the bill which became
law.
Now comes a legislature composed
of men who see things differently
A law has been passed and signed
that limits the days work of a domes-
tic servant to ten hours day and
sixty hours per week.
That is a starter. 1t was big
plunge for the legislature 1t will
prove that it can be done. The ar
guments that were made opposing
the inclusion of nurses in the eight
hour measures and the opposition to
the recent ten-hour legislation will
prove equally fallacious. Domestic
workers doubtless will take hand in
their own future
At points in England women in
domestic service have been placed
under the operation of the minimum
wage regulation.
A wage scale has been put into
effect. The differences in living con
ditions in the two countries makes
comparisons of wages f little value
Discussion here while the bill was
pending brought out the fact that al
Kingston-on-Th Thames agreements are
in effect wherein the time of leisure
of domestic workers is two consecu
tive hours daily irrespective of mea
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-05-30
Eight Hours And So
For Carpenters And Joiners.

Washington-The new wage scale
effective MAJ l for 5000 members
Of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners Of this city ard
Alexandria, Va, fixed by the district
council of that organization some time
ago and just l1ade public, will be 871a
cents an hour, or $7 for an 8-hour day.
The old wage scale under which
these skilled mechanics have been
working since the war period began
was rs cents an hour, or $6 a day.
So far as could be ascertained all the
contractors have either signed the new
scale or else will agree to pay the
same when il becomes effective.