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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Wages On Shipping g
Board Steamers
Ordered Reduced
Fifteen Per Cent Cut in Effec,
At Midnight-Attitude
Men Will Take
Uncertain.

Washington, April 30.-Just one
concrete result came out of confer
ences here looking to settlement
of the wage dispute between the
American ship owners, the shipping
board and the marine workers. That
was an order by Chairman Benson
to all operators of government mer-
chant craft to reduce wages IS per
cent, effective at midnight tonight
Apparently none of these partici-
pating in the conferences was pre-
pared to say what would be the full
effect of the order. William S.
Brown, president of the Marine En-
gineers Beneficial association, said
the engineers had been instructed not
to sign articles calling for wage cuts,
while Andrew Furusetf, president of
the International Seamen's union,
stated that the members of his union
had voted against signing such ar
ticles. 81.
Chairman Benson's order came
while President Harding and his
secretaries OF labor and commerce
were consulting on the advisability
of appointing commission of three
to mediate the controversy. The sug-
gestion that such a commission be
named, was made by the union oper-
atives who agreed to abide by any
award it would make.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
The Sunday Bee

The Dear Girls Place Is-Part 4,
Page l
"The Marriage That Was Ar
ranged By Bertha Ruck-Part 4.
Page 8.
Spring ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Section, Page /.
Hello Goodbye" By Jack Lait
Part 2, Page 10.
Gibson Cartoon-Part 4, Page 3.
Editorial Comment - Part 4,
Page Q.
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren"-Part 2, Page 6.
Sports News and Features-Part
3. Pages l and 2.
Macbeth" Made Over Into a Mu-
sical Comedy, by James ]. Montague
Part 4, Page s.
Music News-Part 4, Page S.
Letters From a Home Made Fa.
ther'to His Som Part l, Page 10. 4
Heart Secrets of Fortune Teller
Part 1, Page 8.
Children's Page-Part 4, Page &
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Plan Fight
.OnReduced
Light Rate
Wholesale Buyers of Electricity
Start Referendum on Or
dinance Passed by City
Commission.
Hope to Tie Up Execution

An attempt to prevent the reduc-
ton Of electric light rates from {
to 5l-2 cents was started yester-
day.
Wholesale buyers of electric power,
whose discriminatory low rates were
wiped out by the ordinance approved
last week by Commissioners Ure,
Towl, Ringer, Falconer and Mayor
Smith, began to circulate petitions
for a referendum.
These corporations, including the
packing houses and -four mills, have
been paying less than cost for cleo
tricity, the small user making up the
deficit. The new ordinance forces
them to pay at least cost
Big Users Object.
The letter accompanying the peti-
ton states:
These petitions will suspend the
operation OF the ordinance and give
all opportunity for further effort to
secure justice for Omaha manufacture
ers and power users"
w. ]. Coad of the Omaha Flour
Mills is the man in charge of cir
culating the petitions. The Omaha
Flour Mills have been paying 8.3
mills per kilowatt for electricity,
slightly over four-hfths OF l cent.
Small users have been paying 6 cents.
Circulators are urged to return
petitions not later than Monday, the
day before the city election. Inas-
much as the petitions need not be
filed under the law until May 10,
politicians are wondering if some ef-
tort will be made to use them in be-
half of the Dahlman United Seven"
ticket, which is being generally sup
ported by those who oppose the rate
reduction.
Accompanying the referendum are
petitions initiating new ordinance
fixing the primary rate at 51-4 cents
and cutting the rates of big users
even from present rates in some in
stances. This proposal cuts the rate
of the Cudahy Packing company ap-
proximately $1,000 year. one-fourtll
as much as it cuts all of the $4,000
ordinary users.
Plan for Delay.
Circulators of the petitions expect
to get signatures because of the sop
in the additional one-fourta
cents cut to small users. Before this
could be effective, special election
would have to be held and the case
is subject to contest in the courts.
If the referendum fails to secure
sufficient signatures, the cut pro-
posed in the Ure ordinance will be
effective May 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Police Securing
City for Yegggmen
From Milwaukee
Pair Who Terrorized Lake
Town By Safe-Blowing
Operations Believed In
Hiding Here.

Omaha police and detectives arc
securing the city for two notorious
yeggmen supposed to be Ill hiding
here, following information received
from Milwaukee Saturday.
A telegram sent 10 Chief of Detec-
tives Charles Van Deusen from John
+. Jansen, chief of police at Mil
waukee, stated that two men who had
been terrerizing the lake city by their
safe-b blowing operations were be-
lieved to have headed for Omaha.
According to Milwaukee authorities,
suspicion was cast on pair regis
tering i'll hotels, giving addresses of
Norfolk, Neb., and Fremont, Neb.
The telegram stated that the lat
est coup OF the yeggmen was the
blowing of two theater safes last
Monday, the robbers escaping with
$500. Many other crimes have re-
Gently been perpetrated. supposedly
by the same men, according to Chief
Jansen.
The pair under suspicion were seen
to board a west-bound train and
Milwaukee police say they believe
Omaha was the destination.
Local authorities have been asked
to keep a sharp lookout for the
men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Lawyers To Express
Choices for Judge

Lincoln April 3O.-(Special. y
Governor McKelvie is taking an in
formal mail ballot among the so at
torneys in the Thirteenth Judicial
district to determine whom he shall
appoint on the district bench as d
successor to Judge H. NJ. Grimes.
He is asking each lawyer to indi-
cate his first and second choice.
This action followed the opinion
of the attorney general that James
A. Rodman of Ki1nball, who the gov
ernor said he intended to appoint,
was ineligible for the place, because
of constitutional barriers prohibiting
the appointment Of member Of the
legislature to state office during the
term for which he was elected.
The three known active candidates
in the field are: Leonard Jewell or
Sidney, E. H. Evans of North Platte
and T. A. Cook of Lexington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
New Telephone System
Installed at Loup City

Loup City. Neb., April 50.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone company cut over to their new
exchange Saturday. They have in
stalled a new switchboard in new
and commodious suite OF rooms, all
new instruments and new poles and
wires,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Business Men To Be
Corralled This Week
In Ak-Sar-Ben Drive

Hustlers for membership in Ak
Sar-Ben will corral Omaha business
men this week in general roundup
of 5000 new members, Charles
Gardner, secretary of Samson, an
nounced yesterday.
This week will be designated "Ak-
Sar-Ben week." according to a decree
Of King Ak.
Hustle in a member" will be the
slogan Of the hustling committee
comprised of the members of the Big
Five clubs, comprising the Concord,
Rotary, kiwanis, Lion and Ad Sell.
The Concord club heads the Big
Five with a membership of 582. Ro-
tary is next with a total OF f67. Ki-
wants members obtained l0S, while
the Lion club handed in II and the
Ad-Sell SO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
NavalBases
In Paci;;,,!eIi','s:gs
lnads''ss ssdfe
Authorities Say Equipment In.
sufficient for HalfFleet Even
In Peace-Wholly Un-
prepared in West.
To Spend $157,738,350
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Lenscd Wire
Washington, d. G., April 30.-Be-
cause of the inadcquacy OF naval
bases the United States, according to
navy authorities, is totally unpre-
pared to fight a successful war in
the western Pacific.
The most advanced base we now
possess is at Pearl harbor in the
Hawaiian islands. Its facilities, how
ever, are carcely more than rudi-
mentary. With the exception of dry
dock the equipment is insufficient for
the needs Of half of the navy in time
of peace, let alone the whole navy
i'll time of war. Another dry dock
and construction of a multitude of
channels and berths as we'll as the
establishment of vast repair work
and storage warehouses for supplies
are necessary, according TO the Navy
department.
Until the Hawaiian islands are
made an adequate base the American
navy will be unable to operate ef-
fectively in the western Pacific. Lack
ing such base it would be necessary
to supply the fighting feet almost
entirely from the Pacific coast bases,
the distance to which would be a
severe handicap on operations.
Pacific Bases Inadequate.
Even the Pacific coast bases are
Inadequate to the demands of the
whole navy if stationed in the Pa
cihc even i'll time OF peace. 1t would
be necessary to send ships back to
the Atlantic coast for major repair
work.
The Navy department is urging
congress for appropriations to begin
construction of Pacific coast and
Hawaiian island bases which will re-
quire several years to complete. The
senate is favorable, but the house is
opposed to such appropriations and
the issue is to be fought out in the
course of consideration of the pend
ing navy appropriation bill.
The Parks Mexican board which
SuiNe LliC iSCd VI DaoSo IA lHS
Pacific recommended the expendi-
lures Of $27.184,000 in the Hawaiian
S44,065,750 at Bremerton,
Wash; $42,513,200 at San Francisco;
S27 100000 at San Diego; $4,000, 900
at San Pedro; $5,0o0,00 at the Co
lumbia river; s3,498,60 at Port An
geles, Wash, and $2,S7l, 900 at Key
port, Wash, total of $l57,738,350.
No Unnecessary Items.
"While this total" said the board, |
seems to be an immense sum, con-
the financial conditions of |
our country. to recommend to ex-
pend within the next five years, the !
BOARD is of the opinion that they |
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Knox Peace Resolution is
: Adopted by y. S. Senate
ran to End War With Germany on Technical Legal
Basis Passes by Vote of 49 to 23-Three
Democrats Join Republicans in
Final Roll Call.

Senator Lodge said it was time to
get rid of the wreckage and ruin
and try to do something to help
Europe and the world"
THAT league that Mr.. Wilson
brought from Paris" he continued,
has been passed on by the senate
and by the people and that league,
| venture TO think, is dead, for the
time being anyway. 1t will stay
dead for the next four years at least,
and | do not think any change or any
party will restore life to that beaten
instrument
Not Deserving Allies.
Senator Lodge also said that treat
les with other former enemy coun-
tries would be sure to follow.
With a vote on the peace resolu-
ton planned late today, the repub-
lican leader emphasized that all OF
the other nations except the United
States had made peace and asked:
rs it to be supposed that we are
to go on in condition of technical
war?
Tx. allies did not ask our leave
to make their peace. They cannot
expect us to remain at war while
they are at peace, and if we choose
to make peace by this resolution and
by treaty with Germany, which will
probably follow, we surely are not
deserving them"
Senator Walsh, democrat. Mon
tana, attacking the resolution. de-
clared that it gave no benefits to the
United States and should be entitled
as one "for relief of the German peo-
pie"
He declared it left open title to
German ships worth $lO0,000000
seized by this government and added
that it would hearten Germany to
stand against the allies in the present
discussions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
NanaeNIany
In Federal
Indictments
Wholesale ColhAion Between
Chicago Contractors and
Building Unions Charged
By Grand Jury. +
Claim Prices Boosted

Chicago, April 30.-Wholesale
collusion between building contract
orS and unions amounting TO CON
spiracy in restraint OF trade under
the Sherman act, is charged in in
dictments returned today by the fed
eral grand jury, Scventy-one cor
porations and individuals were
named.
At the same time indictments on
similar counts against 80 other cor
porations and individuals returned
by the March grand jury, but sup
pressed until today, were released.
An agreement between contractors
and representatives OF Amalgauated
Sheet Metal Workers alliance to
keep out OF the Chicago markets all
competitive sheet metal products is
alleged i'll one indictment. This
conspiracy is said to have been in
existence for the past three years.
Competition Eliminated.
SO effectively has this agreement
iunctioned, it was claimed, that for
the past three years all sheet metal
used i'll houses and other buildings
i'll Chicago has been manufactured
within the city limits under condi-
tons where competition has been
entirely eliminated. Prices OF sheet
metal work have been increased, it
was alleged, fully 100 per cent
through this situation.
The Master Steam Filters associa-
ton and l8 corporations, % in
dtvlduals and one representative OF
the Steam Filters Protective associa-
ton are named in another indict-
ment. 1t was alleged that the mas
ter steam filters have combined
among themselves and with the busi-
ness agent OF the union to refuse to
trade with any manufacturer selling
his products to any other than mem
bers of the Steam Filters assoocia-
ton.
Unfair Prices Charged.
WHOLESALERS dealers in plumbing
and heating materials were charged
with unfair practices against manu-
iacturers outside Illinois, selling to
mail order houses and direct to the
consumer. 1t was further allegsa
that the IS jobbing houses said TO
control the entire sstes Of plumbing
and heating supplies in the city, fixed
uniform prices. This increased the
cost of plumbing supplies in the
past three years, it was claimed, ap-
proximateiy $50 per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Tenants Enjoined From
Insulting Their Landlord

Reha Burwick and her husband
were restrained by the district court
Yesterday from making any insult
ing remarks to their landlords, Fred
7. Coyle and Catherine B. Coylc.
The Coyles live at 1915 North Twen-
ty-seventl street, and own the
house next door i'll which the Bur
wick's live.
The Coyles allege that ever since
last summer the Burwicks have been
accustomed to making insulting re-
marks to them whenever they are
in their yard and have carried these
remarks also to customers who come
to the Coyle home. where Catherine
Coylc conducts sewing business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Youth Wounded
By Officer Asks
$l5o,ooo Damages
Sues Ringer, Eberstein, Herd.
zina and Others Following
Arrest in Fatal Shooting
Affray April 9.

A suit for $l50,000 damages was
filed in district court late yesterday
afternoon by Clifton Harmon against
Police Commissioner J. Dean Ring
er, Chief of Police Marshall Eber-
stein, Detective John Herdzina,
Sergeant Charles Morton, and
Police Captains George w. Allen
and John E. Briggs.
The suit is for alleged damages
suffered by Harmon as a result OF
shooting affray at Thirty-third
and L streets, South Side, at II 80
the night of April 9. Detective
Herdzina jumped on the running
board of an automobile filled with
youths who had been drinking and
a fight resulted during which the
officer discharged his revolver, kill
ing Joseph Howard and wounding
Harmon. John Welsh and Paul
Kane.
Harmon charges that the police
officials individually and collectively
permitted him to be confined in "a
filthy, ill-yentilated, vernlin- infested,
underground dungeon for more than
"a hours without medical attention
although he had been seriously
wounded" He says this treatment
caused an infection to set in which
his physicians tell him will cause
his injuries to have permanent ef-
iects. 81.
He says he suffers great pain and
has been put to great expense for
medical attention. He also complains
against Captain Allen for fixing his
bond at the unreasonable" figure
of 81 000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Telephone Rate Increase
Is Approved at Kearney

Lincoln, April 50.-(Special.) y
The Nebraska railway commission
has granted a temporary rate in
crease on the Kearney and Riverdale
exchanges OF the Kearney Telephone
company, effective until February ],
1922, but has denied request for
a discontinuance of free service from
Riverdale to Kearney, because of the
large number of subscribers in the
same community, whose service is
divided between the two exchanges.
The company, valued at $244,7lS,
last year earned only $2,761.21 more
than enough to pay interest and guar
anteed dividends on $4,000 of stock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Wireless From Haywood
Saws Will Return to u. S.

Chicago, April 30.--The first di-
rect word from Big Bilr' Haywood,
i. w. w. leader now in Russia,
reached Otto Christensen, his at
torney, today. A wireless message
from Christiana, dated April 25,
said that Haywood had arrived in
Moscow and was attending the con-
ference of trade industrial unions
and the third internationale.
The message also added that Hay
wood would return to the United
States after the conference and it
was expected that he would i'm
mediately give himself up to serve
his 20-year sentence at Leaverworth
prison ior violation of the espionage
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Reported Sale Of State
Rifle Range Mistake

Lincoln, April S0.-(Special. An
nouncement from Washington that
the rife range at Lincoln was to be
sold was a mistake, the adjutant
generals office said today.
The state rife range is at Ash
land and there is no range in Lin
coin. The state range consists of
700 acres near Ashland, purchased
about tour years ago at cost of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The gov
ernment had consented to the state
letting the federal fund to promote
rifle practice accrue over a period OF
years until it was large enough to
purchase the range.
The title to the range is in the
federal government, and officials are
still working out final details in clear
ing up the title.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Consolidated School to
Build $4,000 Building

Loup City, Neb., April 50.-(Spe-
ciaL)--A contract has been let for
the construction OF the new S25,000
school building in District No. 90.
This district was recently consolidat-
ed, and it is intended to have a r.
grade high school beginning this
fall. This building replaces a frame
building that was destroyed by fire
last September.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Two Alexandria Stores
Are Entered by Burglars

Alexandria, Neb., April 30-(Spe-
cial Telegram. "A double robbery
occurred here last night with Cane
Bros, garage and the Farmers ele-
vator victims. The exact amount of
loot obtained from the garage is not
obtainable and only S. in cash was
obtained from the elevator.
The burglars gained entrance to
both establishments through windows
and the safes in both places were
damaged by having their combina-
tions and handles broken off. An ac-
counting system in the garage was
completely destroyed and $3.50
taken. All other cash was in the
safe. which they were unsuccessful
in opening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Germany Given
Seven Days To
Meet Demands
France and Belgium Oppose
Plan on Ground Enough
Time Already Has Been
Given Country.
BY The Associated Press.

London, April 50-An ultimatum
to Germany, giving her seven days
from May !, to comply with or re-
fuse the allied reparations demands
was being advocated by the British
representatives to the allied confer
ence here. The session was called
for 4 p. M.
This proposal was opposed by the
French and the Belgians on the
ground that it was unnecessary, tina,
the Germans had had sufficient time.
Information has been received by
the French delegation that. unofficial
American advisers at Berlin are urg-
ing members of the German cabinet
to accept the allied terms agreed up
on in Paris last January. In this
agreement the allies demanded 220
billion gold marks in addition to the
collection of a II per cent export tax
on German goods.
English Envoy on Hand.
Baron De Abernon, British ambas-
sador to Germany, has arrived from
Berlin with the most recent declara-
tions from Foreign Minister Simons
as to what Germany can do.
Determination on the part of
France to order her troops into the
Ruhr district of Germany in default
of payment of reparations to the
allies was expressed to Prime Min
lister Lloyd George by Premier
BRAND. The two premiers met for
an Informal Conference this morning
and planned 1ater to meet Count
Sforza, Italian foreign minister on
his arrival in London.
1t was not expected that the
United States would be represented
at either the informal conversations
or at the meeting of the supreme
council. 1t was made plain that
Mr.. Lloyd George, who was chosen
as the presiding officer had not ex-
tended an invitation to President
Harding to have a representative
present. The prime minister had
taken the view, it wa. pointed out
that initiative in this matter rested
entirely with the Washington gov
ernment.
Crisis Rumors Prevalent.
Reports of an impending minis
terial crisis III Berlin were current.
Indication was given however, that
Berlin was expected to make at least
one more move to prevent occupa-
ton of the Ruhr region.
Hope for an adjustment of the
present situation by common accord
was expressed by Count Sforza, the
Italian foreign minister, who arrived
in London during the morning.
II do not deny that the situation
is serious one" he said in conversa-
ton, "but the ultimate aim of the en-
tente powers is the same and, there
fore, | have not lost hope of settle
inent being reached in common ac-
cord.
Italy" he continued, SIS quickly
recovering by its own efforts and
sacrifices from what year ago was
regarded as a very serious economic
and financial situation. If only for
this reason, I regard peace and tran
guilty as supreme necessity"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01

Washington, April 30.-The ad-
ministration's first step toward plac-
ing the United States on a technical
legal basis of peace was taken to-
night by the senate in adopting the
Knox peace resolution
The vote for adoption was 49 to
%.
Three democrats voted for the reso-
luton and although no republicans
voted against it, Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, was paired against it.
The democrats voting for it were
Senator's Myers, Montana; Shields,
Tennessee; and Watson, Georgia.
Two other democrats, Reed, Missou-
ri, and Walsh, Massauchuetts, were
announced as favoring the resolution.
Senator Shields, said he would vote
for the Knox measure in order to
get peace, since President Wilson
had so interwined the league cove
nant with the peace that it was inn
possible to get peace through the
treaty.
Senator Lodge said it would take
at least u amendments ito get the
league out of the treaty"
And then with it out. we'd have
nothing but a SPELL" he added.
King Denounces Plan.
Senator King, democrat, Utah, de-
nounced the resolution as a measure
born III spirit to help Germany
and to relieve it from obligations
Of the Versailles treaty."
Some subtle, sinister design is
back Of the resolution" Senator
King charged, asserting that the en-
tire course of Senator Knox, its
author. tended toward obtaining a
weak peace for Germany.
Declaring that the United States
would not join the league of nations,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-01
Elk Greek Votes Bonds to
Build Transmission Line

Tecumseh, Neb., April 50,-(Spe-
cial. AT a special election in Elk
Greek, $4,000 bonds were voted to
erect transmission line between that
town and Tecumseh, eight and one
half miles, that Elm Creek may be
supplied with electricity for lighting
and power purposes by the 1ecumseh
municipal plant. The vote stood 95
for and 7 against, with some women
voting. Previous to this the town
voted bonds for the purpose OF pro-
viding plant i'll the town for the
distribution of the electricity.