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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Housing Conditions in Omaha Make Larger
Home for w orking Girls Absolute Necessity
Sisters of Mercy Tell Why
They Appeal for $500, 900
for Girls Home.
By rRuMA KITCHEN.

Fifteen years ago Omaha could
well have been proud of St. Rita's
hall--the little three-storied building
which the Sisters of Mercy estab-
lished as home for the many young
girls who had come to Omaha. They
had come alone from the country,
from the small town; they were to
become an active part in that ma
chine of business which has since
ground out so many millions of dol
lars worth of prosperity for our
great midcountry city.
But Omaha business and the girls
themselves have increased and the
little home is outgrown.
Before Omaha now is an appeal
for 100000 from these same sisters
their first public appeal in S. years
--for "a new and larger home, to be
built on the corner of Eighteenth
and Cass Streets. ....
Discuss Housing problems.
The horror OF the housing propo-
sition" is general topic of overtime
teacup conversation among families
OF ordinary circumstances, but in
Omaha today are the hundreds and
hundreds OF girls, young girls,
strangers in the city, earning as low
as So, $40 and $12 per week, and who
have literally no place to room.
"This much we do know" said
Mrs. Arthur Mullen" that there are
many, many girls who because there
was no place in which they could
room and live, have been forced to
accept rooms in houses which they
are actually ashamed to acknowl-
edge as theirs. Places where they
will not enter in the light.
At present in ST.. Rita's hall there
are IS girls, although it was built
to accommodate only n.
The new home will have $50 bed
rooms. * s
And more than one girl there has
NJ choice. Either she must stay at
this home. or leave Omaha.
Two little rather carefree stem
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

they deemed better form OF taxa
ton.
In reply to his appeal the Burgcss4
Nash company, Brandeis Stores and
other leading firms have advanced
plans, the adoption of which viii
net an equal or greater revenue at q
decided reduction in the cost of col
lection. The consensus Of opinion
seems to be that this tax should be
levied on the manufacturers who in
turn could tax the retailer in in
creased cost in merchandise. All.
admit that the consumer will even
tualiy pay the tax regardless Of the
amount of collection.
Congressman Jefferis has rendered
the suggestions to the ways and
means committee which now has the
law under advisement, urging care
full consideration of the plans.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Funeral for South Omaha
Sheepman to Be Held Today

Hundreds are expected to attend
the funeral, this afternoon, of Joel
J. Hurt, prominent sheepman who
died Friday at his ranch, Fifty
second and L. streets. The funeral
will be held at 5 o'clock from Athe
home to St Bridgets church,
Twenty-sixth and F streets.
Mr.. Hurt came to Omaha in 1898
from Casper, Wyo., where he was
pioneer among sheepmen of that
period. He grow into prominence
with the range until his retirement
a year ago, and he was one of the
best known and wealthiest wool
growers of the country.
Rev. Fathers. Dennis Then and
7. F. O'Callahan of St. Bridgets
parish will bless the, casket at the
funeral ceremony. Pallbearcrs will
be c. A. Melcher, F. A. Cressey, J..
B. Root, c. B. Newton, Walter
Dpckworth and "A. n. Lehmer.
Burial will be in St. Marys
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
| South Side |
SAYS STATE Law
CONFLICTS With
CITY ORDINANCE
Attorney Jamison Raises New
Point in the Trial of
South Side Milk

That the state law concerning
standards Of milk conflicts with the
city ordinance was point raised
in police court yesterday by Attor-
ney w. N. Jamison, who appeared
before Judge J. ]. Fitzgerald in
defense of Anton Nelson, dairy
owner. of Sarpy county, arrested by
City Milk and Dairy Inspector J. V.
Chick. -
Nelson pleaded not guilty.
He was charged with selling milk
tested by city chemists as contain
ing less than the 80 per cent butter
fat and l2 per cent solids required
by the city ordinance. The state
law, Jamison pointed out, requires
only 8 per cent test butter fat. The
case was continued to June 10,
awaiting test of an expert"
: "Of the 200 tests of milk made
by the city between December and
June, but three have proved below
standard" DR.. c. F. Crowley, city
chemist, who testified at the trial.
stated. Five other milkmen were
fined by the court on similar
charges.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

bowl of hot porridge and con-
densed milk! 1t is their first taste
OF milk for three years, and draft
is a hector to them! The desolation
OF Serbia is past all description I
never knew that there were SO
many things that could be de-
stroyed until I learned day after
day of different acts of devastation
that the enemy had committed in
Serbia. Even the kitchen furniture
was smashed. If the invaders found
it inconvenient to carry it to the
shipping station to be sent away for
their own use. along with the great
trainloads of farming implements,
household supplies. and every, con-
ceivable bit of manufactured goods
that they could lay their hands on,
they destroyed it. Austria and Bull
Bulgaria have exported some of
these stolen goods into foreign
countries, even to America, to b.
sold for their own profit.
"It will take Serbia many years
toNrecover from the wounds of war.
and l count it a privilege to have a
share in the work of the Serbian
Relief committee. My deep regret
is that we do not have more funds
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Spectators to Clash With
Commission Men During Week

/ Spectators and commission men
at the stock yards clashed twice this
week in finish bouts" Friday in
base ball at Luxus lot, and yester-
day morning in a wrestling match
in the Exchange lobby, the spec
ulators winning both events
A whirlwind finish in the ninth
inning, including a home run by
Stillmock, won the base ball game
for the spectators, though they
were led by a score of 5 to at the
opening of the inning. The final
score was 6 to S.
Bill" Madden of the winners
wrestled Harry Williams of the los
ers in 10-nlinute match in the Ex-
change lobby, with several hundred
Exchange men and visiting stock
men as spectators. The former OBJ,
tanned toe hold, throwing Williams
on his ear, it was reported. .s,---
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
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PARALYzEl:D, SAY
STRIKE LEADERS
TeIegraphers' Statepents Dis
eountenanCed by Company
Officials, Who State They
Are Not Inconvenience.

Chicago, June 14.-With officials
of the Commercial telegraph COM
panies claiming that the order to
railroad telegraphers to discontinue
handling commercial telegraph bus
mess had caused virtually no incon-
venience, strike leaders asserted that
telegraph communication with 5000
towns and cities had been para
lyzed.
Officials of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of America, who are
directing the national strike of COM
mercial operators, claimed that the
small amount of Western Union
kilograms moved over railroad wires
had suffered delays of from six to
eight hours. They further claimed
their reports showed great conges-
ton of commercial business at
points that relay over railroad wires.
The headquarters of the Order Of
Railroad Telegraphers in St. Louis
also announced that reports indi-
Gated the order to refuse CONNER
cial business had been carried out
by the $4,000 members of the organ
ization.
Postal Not Affected.
Postal Telegraph company Off
Gals. stated that the order did not
affect that company. which transmits
only "a small part of its business
oyer railroad wires.
Officers of the Association OF
Western Union Employees, which
represents IS. per cent of the work
ers of that company, said their re-
ports showed that the railroad OPP
orators had, with few exceptions,
failed to follow the instructions of
their union leaders.
Officers of the association did,
however, wire E. ]. Manion, head
of the Order of Railway Telegra-
piers. asking that the Instructions
be rescinded. The telegram sent to
headquarters of the organization at
St. Louis, explained that the West
ern Union men were not on strike
and the order placed the railroad
telegraphers on record as opposing
tile Western Union workers.
a reply was received asking
the association of Western
Union employees was "a union
and so recognized by
1t requested that refer
ences along this line be furnished
Some Irresponsible Party.
Officers Of the association of
Western Union Employees ex-
pressed the belief that the reply had
not come from, Mr.. Manion, but
from some irresponsible party who
had drafted the reply without !
The message tken was
sent to Mr.. Manion direct at Allan
tic City. N. ].
Claims and counter claims were
made as to the extent of the strike. |
The commercial companies an
nounced that they were accepting |
business without restrictions as to |
delivery and operating on a normal |
basis. S. ]. Konenkamp, inter-
rational president of the CONNER |
cial telegraphers, who are striking
fer the right of collective, gargaiis-
ing" and for certain wage adlus.
merits, placed the number OF |
strikers at not less than $4,000. He
that the strike is Spread
ing hourly" and that the tie up will
De complete early next week.
A referendum is being taken
among the operators of the brokers'
i,vision to determine whether they
'lall join the strike in sympathy,
( was announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
BUSINESS N EN-.
PLAN SUBSTITUTE.
FOR LUXURY TAX.
Omaha Merchants Would
Levy on Manufacturer Of
Goods Instead Of Custom
ers; Appeal to Jefferis.
By a Staff Correspondent.

Washington. June l4-(Special
Telegram Numerous and varied
opinions on the repeal Of the lux
ury tax have been received by Con-
gresham Jefferis from leading mer-
chants of Omaha. The congressman
had previously stated that because
of the huge deficit facing the coun-
try he did not feel justified in vot-
ing for the repeal OF this tax until
shown other and better means OF
raising the $l00.000,000 which it will
yield annually, and appealed ito
Omaha merchants to present what
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Cafe Help Walk Out Rather
Than Serve Strike-Breakers

Fifteen cooks, walters and
mattresses, employed at the Willard
hotel cafe, walked out yesterday
afternoon when their demand that
the management refuse longer to
serve 20 imported boilermakers was
refused, according to the walters
union officials.
Those who walked out declare
that the 20 men are strike breakers,
employed at the Drake Williams
Mount company, boiler makers. A
strike is in progress at this plant.
Louis Purkel, manager of the
cafe, stated that but one cook had
struck in sympathy with the boiler
makers. The business was not in
anyway affected, he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
BaptismaI Services to Be
Held at South Side Church

Baptisnal services will be held
this evening at the Grace Methodist
church in connection with the Chill
dren's day service in the auditorium
at Twenty-fifth and E streets The
primary department will repeat a
part of the splendid program given
June 5.
Exit. Hird Stryker, son of A. r.
Stryker, secretary and traffic man
ager of the Live Stock exchange,
will speak of his experience while
with the American expeditionary
forces in France, to the business
mems class this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Showers Are Promised for !
First Part O fThiS Week

Washington, June l4.-Weathti
predictions for the week beginning
Monday, issued by the weather bu'
reau TODAY, are: M
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys: Showers probabks
early days of week; fair thereafter
Nearly normal temperatures after
Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
South Omaha Soldier Is &
Welcomed by Reception

Loaded down with war trophies,
Charles Rozewiski, first class
private, discharged from the 340th
battery company, field artillery,
89th division. was royalty welcomed
at a reception at his home. 431o
South Twenty-fourth street, Friday.
Twenty guests were present at
tire party. Young RozewisM de-
lighted his friends with thrilling
stories of his o0-day service on the
battle front and id the St. Mihiel
and Argonne drives.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Five Milknen Fined .
For Selling Product
Below Laws Standard

Five milk men were fined yesterday
in South Side police court for selling
milk and cream below the lawful
standards. They are Alfred Soren-
son 7418 South Thirtieth street, SIS;
George Elmegaard. Sarpy county,
$40; M. Schmidt, Sixtieth and S, SIS;
John Hansen. Forty-eighth and Har-
rison streets, SIS, J. P. Skovgaard,
4501 p street, SIS. &
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Flag Day Exercises to Be
In Theater In Case of Rain

In case of rain Sunday afternoon,
the Flag day exercises of the E1ks
will take place in the Orpheum
theater at 5 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15
Gaughn Leaves Hospital.

"Packy" Gaughn Of South Side,
who was shot month ago in Iowa,
has so nearly recovered from his
wound that he left the St. Josephs
hospital, where he has been confined.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

Female clothing workers in the
mills located in Vineland, N. j..
have agreed on new terms with the
employers which give them an in
crease OF 81 per week
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-15

at is great joy to see the poor,
en7aciated little children indulge in
The sun., 1919-04-09
Custom House Receipts.

Receipts for duties at the Custom
House yesterday were S55l,33O25, of
which s179.s25.2s was for merchandise
from bonded warehouses and
S37l.b04.96 for recent importations.
The sun., 1919-04-09
The Conservative Element.

The conservative element Of tho imam
cial fraternity continues Just as con-
servative--if not more so--than when
the average list OF industrials was half
dozen points below its present level
They do not like a market which has
some OF the earmarks. at least. Of a run
away affair Some OF the most promi-
nent bankers of the Street are urging
conservation at this time and their
words Of advice may have had some
thing to do with the large profit taking
yesterday afternoon. The buying power
was so strong. however, that the kinks
were quickly taken UP. The remote pos
eibility OF the President quitting the
Peace Conference the disagreement be-
tween the Industrial Board and the
Railroad Administration, as yet un-
settled; tho probability OF a cut in the
steel dividerd-ail these bearish factors
were entirely disresarded and stocks
were gobbled up with a joyous aban-
don that shot the specialties UP rapidly.
Many people who could not "see" the
market at all whom prices were a dozen
points lower than at this time are now
In head over heels.
The sun., 1919-04-09
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Million share Days.

There is a glamour about million
share days in the stock market that at
tracts attention to- Wall Street as I'M
mistakably and as surely as q barrel Of
molasses uncorked In the sun attracts
flies. Days on which the turnover Is
100000. 500, 900 or even 100000 are
passed unnoticed by the general public,
but million share days seem to be their
own advertisement, and as a result on
Monday and yesterday brokerage offices
were crowded to the doors. 1t was an
other bit of conclusive evidence that
the public Is 'ln" the market and that
its collective shoulder is under the cor
ner. pushing prices up. As on the pre-
vious day the usual market leaders fol-
lowed meekly in the wake OF specialtiee.
which were bid up aggressively. Ameri-
can Sugar. United States Realty. Inter-
national Agricultural preferred, National
Enameling. American International, As
ISOLATED Dry Goods. United States Rub
Der. Kelly-Springfield and Texas Com
pany all established new high records
for the year. Sales were $4,000
shares yesterday. On Monday they
amounted to zoos, S3s shares.
The sun., 1919-04-09

One broker with knack for figures
and percentages and such. and who is
fiat footedly bullish, presented his Gus
toners yesterday with some statistics
about the present position OF the United
States and why business should boom
here. He said: I'VE have only per
cent, of the population of the world and
hold but 7 per cent. OF the land yet we
produce 20 per cent. of the worlds sup
ply OF gold, 25 per cent. OF it's wheat
40 per cent. of iron and steel. 40 per
cent. of lead. so per cent. of zinc,
SO per cent. OF coal. so per cent each
of aluminium, OF copper and of cotton :
Sc per cent. OF oil. IS PEE cent. OF corn
and So per cent Of automobiles. refine
so per cent. of the copper produced and
operate 40 per cent OF the worlds rail-
roads. We have wiped out QUE debt OF
IS, 00O. 100000 and now have a balance
in our favor Of $4,000, 900, 600 and hold
the largest gold reserves of any nation
in the world"
The sun., 1919-04-09
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Prices closed steady IN an active mar
ket yesterday on the Consolidated Ex-
change The standards. especially the
industrials, showed substantial reduc-
tons from top quotations. Other issues
closed at about the best prices of the
session, The reactions had no effect on
disturbing the firm undertone, both from
technical and speculative standpoints
American International Corporation CON-
tinued its advance. going to 91h, with
wide price changes, closing at 9oh. a
net advance OF 5h. Industrial Alcohol
was a feature, with n gain OF "A. Ths
motor and sugar shares were up from
one to three points and United States
Rubber closed with gain of 3as. at the
top Hice for tho session. Steel and
kindred shares closed Arm. Trading IN
Liberties was In fair volume. with
prices steady.
The sun., 1919-04-09
London Money Market.

LONDON, April S.--Bar silver, 4SIs d.
an ounce, Money 81 per cent. discount
rates, short and three months bills.
So per cent. gold premiums at Lis
bon. $500.
The sun., 1919-04-09

Continues ON FoRopia0 Pags.l
The sun., 1919-04-09

~. FS' the stock market Authorization
for the United States Food Products Cor
poraton, the new name Cor the Distillers
Securities Corporation, appeared on the
ticker tapes for the first time yester-
day. following the striking distillers
stock from the list and admitting food
products, The committee on securities
ruled that transactions in "U. r" may
be settled until June 6 in deliveries OF
either stock. The committee on clearing
house ruled that United States Food
Products Corporation stock be substl-
tuted on the list OF stocks cleared In place
of Distillers Securities Corporation stock
beginning with the sheet dated April
2, 1919.
The sun., 1919-04-09
Burns Brothers.

There was no immediate news yester-
day to account for the pyrotechnics of
the shares OF Burns Brothers, which ad-
vanced 1917 points 10 1851. No change
was made in the dividend rate at the
directors meeting yesterday afternoon.
The buying Ia said to he based on pros
poets OF the annual report for 1918. to
be announced about April /. II is ex-
pected to show gross earnings heavier
than In 1917. with the net on par with
that year. II not better. One OF the
vice-presdents Of the corporation de-
clared yesterday that the corporation
has from 20 to 80 cents a ton over its
competitors in supplying New York with
coal in overhead savings and that this
saving is commencing to make itself
felt.
The sun., 1919-04-09
Northern Pacific.

To the mass of facts and figures being
compiled by those who will go before
Congress with the demand that the rail-
roads be turned back to their owners on
the signing OF peace may be added the
1918 report of the usually prosperous
Northern Pacific made public yesterday.
The Federal Governments deficit in op-
Grating this road amounts to s1,22S.O 900
for the year Its net corporate income
in 1917 was 500. SOC. 900. In 1918 it de-
clined to s20.129,00 Its operating rev.
enue in 1918 increa sed $4,000. 900. but
at the same time its operating expenses
increased by some $4,000 900.
The sun., 1919-04-09
Steel and Conner,

While tho specialties shot forward IN
spectacular fashion yesterday the steel
and copper stocks were heavy and With
out any noteworthy movement from their
position of the previous day United
States Steel common moved sluggishly,
without change In its position. Reports
that the dividend will be cut at the April
meeting continue to depress II. OF the
steel group Bethlehem b attracted the
most attention. gaining 4 points on the
days trading. Copper shares were slug
gish. due In large part to the failure OF
large market for copper to materialize
and tho curtailment In production OF
some Of the large companies Sugar
stocks and those of companies which
deal In leather were particularly buoyant
during the entire session.
The sun., 1919-04-09
The Technical Position.

II Is undoubtedly q peculiarly cross
channeiled technical position which con-
fronts the market One large Wall Street
commission house very aptly sums UP
the entire situation thus: That the
public owns stocks goes without saying
after almost two months OF big volume
and advance in prices. Furthermore the
public will not sell stocks so long as the
market continues to look strong. In ad-
dttion special group operators in special
issues swing large blocks OF stocks where
the floating supply is small. and we have
as net result a list Of securities either
marking time or not losing ground sub
stantially and specialties shooting ahead
on big forward movements"
The sun., 1919-04-09
BONDS IN NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
Tuesday, April 8, 1919.

1918. 1911.
s4.s74,0oo ss,4o0, 900
3is,144,000 311,931, 900
The sun., 1919-04-09

MONTREAL. April s.--Ofices here of
the Wheat Export Company, official
representative OF the allied Governments
in Canada, announced to-day the re-
ceipt from the British Wheat Commits
sion of the following cable: "All trade
in cereals and cereal products free to
Holland. Denmark, Finland. Portugal
and Spain. In all cases firms should
satisfy themselves that business done
complies with blockade. import or other
restrictions. None of the foregoing APP
plies TO Sweden and Norway, who are
now the only remaining controlled
neutrals. We are endeavoring to free
these neutrals also and will advise you
latsr"
The sun., 1919-04-09
War Corporation Bond saIe..

WAsHTSGToS, April S.-Sales OF War
Finance Corporation bonds reported I'm
10 today amounted to sls5,s93. 900
Subscriptions by Federal reserve dis
tricts were announced as follows: Bos-
ton, s21,66G,000; New York, s7t.o3s, 900.
Philadelphia, $3.50. 900 Richmond
Philadelphia S,67o'O09o Richmond,
$3,327,0O0 Atlanta, sl,7S5.0O0 Chi.
cago, s2S.56O 900; st. Louis, S4.l4s.se~,
Minneapolis. S5,7l4.0OO; Kansas Citv
s2,6s7,oO0 Dallas. s6o4, 900; San ~
cisco. slG,o5S. 900.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1919-11-28
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