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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Governmental Machinery Set
in Motion in Response to
Demands From Public That
Soaring Prices be Reduced.
TRAINMEN'S PRESIDENT
LAYS DOWN THE LAW
W. G. Zee Says Increase in
Wages Not Proper Solution
of Present Economic Hard
ships of Working People.

Washington, July 81. - Govern
mental machinery was set in mo-
ton Thursday in response to de-
mands from the public that some
official action be taken to relieve
the high cost of living. D..
Prices, as they affect the average
citizen, assumed first place in inter
est in the capital At the White
House President Wilson was said
to be giving deep and very thought
iul consideration to problems pre-
sented to him and the railroad ad-
mlniStration by members of the rail-
road brotherhoods who represented
that prices would have to come
down or wages go up, if social un-
rest was not to develop into up
heaval. In the senate and house,
the situation gave rise to several
resolutions to investigate the cause
of existing price levels, another to
reduce the volume of currency in
circulation as a means of the de-
flating prices, one to request that
the attorney general stop specula-
ton in foods on exchanges and an
other to sell this years wheat crop
at market prices instead of at the
government guarantee, the differ
enee to be made up-by the govern
fnent.
Officials Hold Pow-wow.
Late Thursday Attorney General
Palmer met eight government Of
ficials whom he had summoned to
his office for a discussion of high
costs and the best methods to pur-
sue to effect a reduction. After a
general talk the conference dis
banded to meet again, probably
next week, for further counsel based
on additional information to be col
lected in the meantime. Those at
tending the conference included
Secretaries Glass, Houston, Red
field and Wilson, Director General
Hines, Chairman Murdock, of the
Federal Trade commission, Assis-
tant Secretary of the Treasury Lef-
fingwell and w. B. Colver, of the
Federal Trade commission.
1t developed that demands for
more wages were pending before the
railroad administration from several
hundred thousand employees. Per-
haps the frankest talk which gov
ernment officials have heard in
long time came in this connection in
the statement of w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the trainmen, before the
wage and adjustment board. Mr..
Lee told the board that an increase
in wages was not the proper solu-
ton of the present economic hard
ships.
Upheaval Faces Country.
Until all classes get together to
stop "profiteering," he said, the only
thing for everyone to do is to get all
the wages he can, course which
he declared would result eventually
in precipitating the "upheava" now
staring the country in the face.
As a step toward breaking the
high prices. plans are being made by
Secretary Baker, Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson and Representative
Kelley of Pennsylvania to sell
through the parcel post surplus
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01

the combined profits taken by the
farmer, the live stock dealer, and
the packer, with transportation and
storage charges included, And he
asks that profit. said Mr.. Calvin, for
simply cutting the meat and hand
ing it over the counter to you, as
Stunning no risk whatever"
The witness cited beef quotations
at Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and other large>cities, showing that
although the price of dressed beef
to the retailers declined OH an aver
age of Is per cent at those points
from July to July IS, there was an
average decrease of only 8 per cent
in the price to the consumer.
These figures clearly show" in
terjected Senator Capper of Kansas,
a member of the committee, that
the retailer or the man who is SELL
ing over the counter, is profiteer-
ing"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
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BITS OF NEWS
SITUATION IN TURKEY
CAUSING ALLIES ALARM

Paris, July 3l.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-There is uneasiness
in peace conference circles over the
situation in Asiatic Turkey, where
SIX divisions of troops under Kemal
Pasha, who calls himself dictator OF
national defense, are threatening an
attack upon allied forces.
The Turkish forces are concen-
ttrated chiefly about Erzeroum and
In the neighborhood of Trebizond.
The unstea adiness of the politica
situation in Constantinople also is
causing apprehension, lest there be
a general political collapse, which
would result in anarchy through
out Turkey.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
DECISION ON CAR
STRIKE WILL Be
GIVEN OUT TODAY
Majority of Men Said to Fa-
vor Immediate Walkout;
Meet Company Officials
at 9 This Morning.

Street railway officials will be in
formed this morning of the action
taken by their employees, in contin-
uous session at the Labor temple
since Wednesday forenoon. The at
titude of the men on the question ol
an immediate strike will be an
'nounced. Ben Short, president OF
the street railway mems local, stated
that a meeting with company Of
ficials would probably be held at 9
o'clock this morning.
Voting on the question of i'm
mediate action by the street car
men was concluded last evening
Union officials refused to make the
vote public, but it is understood
that an overwhelming majority OF
the men declared themselves in
favor of an immediate strike to en-
force their demands in case they are
refused by the company at this
mornings meeting.
Demand for increased wages, re-
establishment of seniority rights lost
during the previous street car strike
and improved working conditions
were submitted to the company re-
Gently by the men.
In the absence of President Ham
ilton, of the company, no action has
been taken in the matter by COM
pany officials, although several con-
ferences between the two factions
have been held.
Allen H. Burt. member of the ex-
ecutive board of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees of America, is in
this city to aid officials of the
Omaha local.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Cummings, on Carpet,
Resorts to Buffoonery
at Committee QUIZ

Washington, July 31.-Homer S.
Cummings, chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, called be-
fore the house subcommittee in
vestigating aircraft expenditures te
testify under oath Thursday night
why he had permitted the publicity
bureau of his organization to brand
proposed committee trip to the
Pacific coast as a "junket," took full
responsibility for the statement and
declared it was not circumstance
to what would come later.
Representative Magee, republican.
New York, asked Mr.. Cummings
for a yes or no answer bearing on
the war investigation and the result,
ant sale of army food.
"Why that's trick question" the
witness replied. ITS like asking
man if he has quit beating his
wife"
Strike that out" Mr.. Magee
shouted, and it was stricken out.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Universal Army and Navy
Traininu Bill introduced

Washington, July 3l.-Universal
army and navy vocational training
for youths between lS and 20 years,
and national registration system
are proposed in a bill introduced
today by Senator Chamberlain, dem
ocrat, Oregon, and referred to the
military committee.
Chairman Kahn of the house mil
itary committee also introduced the
bill in the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Government of Lloyd George
Tottering, Owing to Continu-
Gus Labor Trouble Which
Grows Worse, Critics Say.
PREMIER'S COMPROMISE
PLANS ALL GOING AWRY
ASquith DenounCeS Prime Min
lister Bitterly as Responsible
for Conditions by "PoIitiCa|
Interference in Industry"

London, July 3l-The general in
dustrial unrest in Great Britain
which has been seething ever since
the armistice, seems at the present
hour to have reached a point which
menaces the commerce of the coun-
try with at least temporary disaster
1t is considered possible that it may
mean the downfall of the Lloyd
George government.
The strikes of the past month
have been serious enough, but they
are merely symptoms of an cpl
demic of dissatisfaction which ap-
pears to prevail throughout the
ranks of organized labor. Half a
million Lancashire cotton opera
tives were idle for more than three
weeks. Two hundred thousand
Yorkshire miners have been on
strike since July 20. The Liverpool
dockers have paralyzed shipping
there for two weeks, holding up
hundreds of ships of all sizes. The
bakers have decided to strike on
Saturday and now the London po-
lice are about to go out on their
second strike.
The worst movement of all from
the government standpoint is the
threat of direct action by the triple
alliance of railway men, miners and
transport workers. These powerful
unions are taking secret ballot
to decide whether they shall use
the weapon of general strike to
try and enforce their political pro-
gram of the naturalization of mines
and railways, abolition of conscrip-
ton and withdrawal from all par
ticipation in Russian affairs.
Bolshevism Crops Up.
In these circumstances words of
revolution and bolshevism crop up
in the newspapers and are used by
conservative men to describe the
present movement.
The government regards the po-
lice strike as the most dangerous
feature of the prevalent unrest. 1t
may prove a critical test of the la
Dor campaign. The home secretary,
E. Shortt, has declared that the
government is firm and will con-
slider no compromise or yielding to
the policemen's demands to have
the status of an ordinary labor
union.
Lord Asquith has denounced the
premier bitterly as responsible for
the present conditions by his policy
of political interference in indus
trial business"
The taxpayers are footing the in
direct bills from the miners strike
all the workers thrown out of en-
ployment through the coal shortage
getting the unemployed dole,
which in the case of men with fam
lilies amounts to more than 92 a
week, and number of these in the
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
LENINE PLANS GREAT
ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME.

Copenhagen, July 3l.-The Rus
sian soviet government announces a
Sl2,00O,OOO grant for a great scheme
Of electrification of agriculture IN
order to alleviate the difficulty
caused by lack of horses and human
labor.
German electrical companies have
been asked by Lenine to cooperate
with him in the working out OF his
scheme.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
N. Y. SYNDICATE, SECURES
OPTION ON COCO COLA co.

Atlanta, July 3l.-An option on
the Atlanta Coco Cola company,
which, if carried through, would re-
suit in reorganization and enlarge
ment of the concern, has been given
to a syndicate represented by New
York bankers, it is announced by
Howard c. Gambler, president of
the company. The present stock
holders would get Sl5,000,000 in
cash and Sl0.o00,000 in stock in the
new concern, the president of the
company added.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
DRYS IN COMMONS
OPEN CAMPAIGN.

London, July 3l.-In connection
with the prohibition campaign IN
England, members of Parliament
who sympathize with it. will conduct
an energetic secret movement in
Parliament to maintain the existing
LIQUOR control regulations estab-
lished during the war and especially
the restricted hours of sale, says the
Daily Nail.
These members are trying to per-
suade Premier David Lloyd George
to receive secret deputation, the
newspaper asserts.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
DEMPSEY SIGNS FAT
THEATRICAL CONTRACT.

Chicago, July 2l.-Jack Dempsey
has signed theatrical contract with
Iones, Linnick & Schaefer for $225,-
600. The contract calls tor 10
weeks time and it was announced
the theatrical men would arrange
to build vaudeville act for Demp-
sew
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Sale of $50 Cars of Nebraska
Potash Realizes ST, 100000

Lincoln, Neb., July 3l-(Special
Telegram Word was received
here Thursday night from w. F.
Sharp, president of the American
Potash company, who is in New
York, of the sale of $50 carloads of
Nebraska potash. This will amount
to more than 10000 tons with a
value of over $l,500,000 1t is the
largest sale of potash ever made in
the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Terror and BIoodshed Abates
After Four Days and Nights
Of Rioting; Food Supplies
Rushed to Black Belt.
10000 STATE TROOPS
AND POLICE ON DUTY
Three Negroes Die Thursday
of Wounds Received Pre-
viousIy; Death List is 81, Of
Whom 18 Are COl0red.

Chicago, July 31.-Race war ter
ror and bloodshed had abated
Thursday night after four days and
nights of rioting, but violence con-
tinued to occur sporadically not
withstanding an army of nearly TO-
600 state troops ard policemen was
on active duty in the South Side
negro quarters.
Three negroes died today of bull
let wounds. making the official
death list 81, of whom IS were ne
groes. Only one of the three was
shot today, though dozen or more
members of both races were wound
ed in scattered disturbances. There
was no shooting by troops, who
were ordered on the streets We'd
nesday night by Governor Lowden
on the request of Mayor Thomp-
son.
The negro district was compare
lively quiet Thursday night. The
presence of troops apparently had
Gained the negroes fears and had
salutary affect upon disturbing
elements among both white and
blacks. The troops were we'll dis
tributed and the military machinery
was running smoothly.
" Food Supplies Rushed In.
Food supplies were rushed into
the negro sections by cooperation
of the Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton, the police and the troops. The
black belt remained a barred zone
where whites might not enter and
even the guarded trucks of grocer
les were driven only to the dead
line" by white chauffeurs, who then
were relieved by negro drivers un-
der police escort.
Many of the poorer negroes were
reported in dire need of food and
without funds. Thursday was pay
day at the stockyards, but negroes
feared to go there to draw Their
wages. Thousands of negroes have
not attempted to go to work al
week.
Among Thursdays disorders only
two involved any considerable num-
Der of persons. Several hundred
whites in search of four negroes
who had hidden in the stockyards
were driven off by militia men witt
lowered bayonets after the whites
had demanded that the blacks be de.
iivered to them. No casualties re.
suited.
Negro Severely Beaten.
About 400 white men beat one ot
three negroes severely at Forty
seventh street and Nincennes ave.
nue Thursday afternoon. The Other
two, both armed, escaped after fir.
ing a few shots. No whites were
wounded.
A negro was beaten by five white
men at State and Twentieth streets
Two of the negroes who dice
Thursday were found unconscious
on the west side, far from the soutf
side negro sections.
Mayor Thompson, in spite of de-
crease in violence, asked the city
council for 1000 additional perma
nent policemen. The council took nt
definite action. however, because
the chairman of the finance commit
tee said he was unable to say where
funds to pay the men could bs
found.
Chief Garriety announced tina
1900 special policemen would go or
duty tomorrow. The troops now or
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
10 SUNKEN WARSHIPS
READY FOR SALVAGE.

London, July 3l.-One battleship,
three light cruisers and IS destroy
ers of the former German grand
feet which were scuttled by their
crews at Scapa Flow, in the Orkney
islands, OH June p, are ready to be
salvaged, it was announced IN the
House of Commons. 1t was said
! there was no intention of holding a
Court of inquiry.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Villa at Santa Barbara

El Paso, Tex, July 3l.-A Chi
nese merchant arrived in Juarez
from Parrall and reported Francisco
Villa, with a force of rebels, was
at Santa Barbara, l8 miles south
west of Parral, when he left there
Monday. A federal garrison of 400
soldiers is stationed in Parral, he
aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Naval Force Will Be Sent to
Guard British In ArChangeI

London, July 3l--The British
government is arranging to send a
naval force to Russia to cover the
evacuation of the Archangel dis
trict by the troops there. it was an,
nounced here today. A contingent
of regular army troops also is being
held in readiness to assist there if
necessary
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
Hammerstein Sinking

New York, July 3l.-Oscar Ham,
merstein, grand opera producer, who
has been critically i'll here for sew
eral days, Thursday is growing
weaker hourly, but his physicians
said they thought he would ~
through the night.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-01
THE WEATHER.:

Generally fair Friday and Sat-
urday; warmer Saturday and in
west and north portions Friday.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23

humilde Y trabajador..
Nosotros, sin embargo, seguimos
creyendo que la guerra les un arte, y
que los destinados a conducirla ne
cesitan estudios especiales. Y 5que
diremos de los que aspiran NADIA me-
nos que al gobierno supreme ole n
nacion, a la Presidential de Ia Repd-
blica? En- nuestra epoca, va no es
possible gobernar sin cultura. Todavia
Ell gran don Porfirio-que no era un
ignorante, que tenia mucho talento,
que conocia profundamente al pueblo
mexicano. que era prudente, sagaz,
honorabilisimo, ETC., etc-todavia ell
general Diaz, pudo gobernar a Me-
xico durante treinta amos sin Ia CO.
piosa Y alta doctrina que hoy requie-
re ell estadista; pero tengase muy en-
cuenta que, precisamente por csc
defecto, Ia obra porfirista Sc derrum-
bj al primer soplo revolucionario. Y,
a pesar de esta ~ensenanZa historical,
en- nuestro Observation-Disclosures
cree que puede escalar la Presiden-
cia. Bien es verdad que la Constitu-
zion no excluye a ningun ciudadanc
mexicano como "presidenciable,' por-
que la ley supone que las aspiracio-
mes de los candidates estan de acuer-
do con ell sentido comun, Y, mas toda-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23

Vamonos a la orilla de la %vertiente herbosa
a recitar les versos del viejo Anacreonte;
del que olvidarse supo del orco y de aqueronte
V ebrio brindo al amor con mano temblorosa.
Ven: des3e ALI Sc escuCha Ia auletride riente
llenar de blancas notas el bosque Y la ~floresta,
donde ell Dios Pan Y Eros, en- la librica siesta,
expanden su infinita fecundacion silente.
Ven Y abandona TODD. ..... Adormilado aSpira
eI perfume que aun queda del saturnal desvio,
Y en- que bebiendo Ell vino de Lesbos Y de Quio
para cantar a Venus temple Ell bardo su ira.
Deja q Fryne, Ia hetaira, cue surja de la espuma
en- ell quito divine de Diosa Anadysnena.
: que de pie en- ell temple y en- desnudez serena
evapore de .Atenas la irreligiosa bruma.
La euritmia de su forma es del cincel de Fidias;
la paleta de Apeles pide ST. carne rosa.
: su conjunto o~linnpico pertenece a la Diosa
que la arranc6 a la eumenide de las Sordas envidias.
NADIA a noSc:roS habla de la beldad tebana
cue Hiperedes en- lAgora defendio con locura,
Y que para salvarla deScubrio Ia herrnosura
cue Ell quiton oprimia con sencillez pagana.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23

LA RESURRECTION DE PAPANTZIN

Otro de los successes misterosos que
contribuyeron a infundir miedo en- e.
amino de Moctezuma fue la resurrec-
cion lie la Princesa Papantzin, ner-
mano del ~emperador azteca Y viuda
Gel ~gobernador de Tlaltelolco.
Muri6 dicha princesa a fines de
1909 V fue sepultada con toda pompa
en- una gruta que Sc hallaba cerca
del palacio, en- medic de IN jardin.
Al siguiente dia la p~rincesa muerta
hablo a II nina cue pasaba por el
lugar en- que habia sido sepultada y
le encargo que fuera a decir a 81
madre que Ia p~rincesa Papantzin de-
Seaba hablarle. La madre de IA nj
ma nc dio credito a 10 que su hija lie
~referia. pues saba que Ia vispera ha-
bia sido enterrada dicha princesa;
pero fueron tanto los ruegos y las Sc
guridades que "a nina le do que par
re por curioSidad Y parte por CON-
placerla fue al sepulcro Y cayo des-
mayada al yer a Ia muerta sentada
cerca de ALI. La nina al yer a su
nadre desmayada do woes Y pronto
Sc reunio mucha genie. que no podia
Greer 10 que estaba viendo. Por I'LL
simo, fueron llevados al lugar donde
Sc hallaba Ia princesa Moctecuhzoma
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23

Y Netzahualpilli, a ~quienes refiri0 a
quella que apenas perdio e. conoci-
miento Sc encontro en- medic de una
gran ~llanura, en- Ia que habia un ca
mino con diversos s~enderos. borda-
do por IN gran rio. Que quiso AFRO
iarse a sus aguas cuando VIC a un
ioven con IN ropaje blanco como la
nieve. V resplandeciente como Ell sol,
con alas de hermosas plumaS. Y con
Ia senal de ia cruz en- la frenre. Quten
dandole la mano lie dijo: "Detente.
que aun no es tempo de pasar este
RIO. y que despues la llevo por las
orillas viendo en- elias muchos era
necs Y donde oyo muchos quejidos:
volvio entonces el roStro a IN lado V
VIC varios barcos con hombres blan-
cos, barbados, q bordo. V que en- csc
momento el joven lie dijo: "Dios u
te ANA, aunque no lie conoces quiere
que vivas para que yeas 10 que. va a
pasar: los quejidos que has escucha-
do son de tus antepasados que son
atormentadoS por suS IculpaS, V los
hombres que yes, son los que van a
!legar muy pronto q estoS paises, de
los cue Sc haran duenos, trayendo 81
conocimiento del verdadero Dios. Ash
que c~oncluya la guerra til seras la
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23
ES DE IA A N
Ell MANIFESTO DE ALVARo OREGON

wiz, cue los ~electores no daran su
vote a un cretino o a un zafio-en 10
cual, dicho sea de paso, la ley Sc
equivoca acknowledgements.
70 no Sc 81 ell senior Oregon sera
buen general, como Green sus parti-
darios, porque no me consta cue po-
sea ell arte o la ciencia de la guerra,
v 81 estoy SECURE de que 81 intell-
gencia es bastante menos aguda que
la de Palavicini, v algo mas viva que
la de Rip-Rip. Pero 10 que me pa
rece evidente es que dentro de Ia
envoltura corporea del general Obre-
gon, no hay un estadista. Y este es 10
que me propongo demostrar mediant:
ell analisis de su manifesto" que de-
Demos suponer es la obra maestro de
politica que ha salido de 81 magin.
Y 81 logro poner en- claro Cue lei
auto-candidato a la Presidential de Ia
Republica m~exicana, no es ~estadista,
tendre forzosamente que rechazar su
derecho, dentro de las neglas &c ID
iogica, a pretender la suprema jefa.
tura del pueblo mexicano.
Pero Ia demonstration de mi tests,
merece capitulo aparte, Y aplazo la
prueba para IN segundo articulo.
Jose ELGUERO.
Hakana. - de Junic de 1919.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-23
Oswaldo SANCHEZ.

priuera que reciba el BANJO que lava
los pecados. El joven desaparecio Ell
seguida, V la princesa Sc encontro de
nuevo vuelta q la vida.
10 mas raro del case es que efecti-
ramente la ~princesa fue la primera
que recibio el bautismo en- Tlaltelol
CO, recibiendo el nombre de Maria Pa
pantzin, la que. vivio todavia algunos
amos. dando plenamente testimonio
del sucedido.
SFue un caso de catalepsia la
muerte 0e la %princesa?
Pudiera ser, porque la ciencia en-
.sena que hay casos dc muertc apa-
rente, que aunque muy raros, Sc han
llegado a ~presentar.
"A que fenomeon Sc lie anadicron
despu5s algunas circumstances para
hacerlo dramatico?
Tambien pudiera ser. porque nues-
tros historiadores no han hecho un
estudio especial del case, para poder
liegar a conclusiones decisivas.
Sea 10 que fuere, 10 cierto es que
el solo hecho de la aparente resurrec.
cion lie la princesa lleno de tenor ell
amino de Moctecuhzoma, V 81 es cier-
to que la resucitada hizo tales reve-
laciones, por n cspecie de doble Wis
ia o adivinacion, raz6n tuvo ell mo-
narca azteca para intimidarse, Y
dandcse de antemano por vencido, a
la llegada de los cspanoles, no pre-
sento a estos la resistencia debida.
Tambien en- PERU la pusilanimidad
del soberaro facilito la conquista de
aquel poderoso RENO. que pudo haber
destruido a los invasores en- aquellas
abruptaS serranias.