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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Coast Town
Menaced by
Blazing Oil
Hundreds of Residents Flee
From Homes as Fire Boils
Over Tank-Explo-
sions Feared.
Troops Hold Crowd Back

San Pedro, Cal, Aug. ia half
million barrel oil tank of the General
Petroleum company here, catching
fire from an explosion believed to have
been caused by static ignition, boiled
over the flaming edges of the cauldron
late today and filled the emergency
dykes on the hillside on which 1t is
located, with lakes of liquid fire.
The dykes held the blazing stream
from hundreds of homes that were
~,fperlled, but as the torrent advanc-
ed, 1t piled up in other dykes against
a $4,000 barrel fuel oil storage tank,
which was filled to capacity.
Nearly was a tank of distillate and
this, firemen and officials feared, might
explode at any mitute, scattering a
scething spray over the countryside.
Wind Adds to Danger.
brisk wind also added to the dang
er and drove the flames before it to-
ward the distillate.
Another menace was the danger of
explosion in the burning tank when
the fame of tho gigantic torch reach
ed the water level.
Recongnizing this possibility, police
and fire officials. officers of the COM
pany and troops from Fort Macarthur
established a wide danger zone and
through this belt occupants of the
threatened homes poured with such
belongings as they could gather up,
carry away in their arms or load on a
fleet Of trucks rushed to the scene for
the purpose.
More Firemen Called.
Acting Fire Chief Mcdowell OF Los
Angeles. in charge of the fight, order
ed another fire company from the
city, making three full companies in
addition to the San Pedro department
standing by for any emergency.
In an attempt to save some Of the
contents Of the blazing tank, the Gen.
er,h Petroleum tank steamers La
Placentia and Montebello were warped
alongside their dock at the break
water several miles away. and started
- pump oil from the bottom of the
flaming container through the long
pipe line, at the rate OF a barrel to
each stroke of the pump.
Despite the suddenness Of the ex.
splosion that started the fire, and the
magnitude of the column OF fire. only
one serious injury was reported.
Watchman Injured.
Henry Hendley, 6S, watchman, was
henmed In by wall of flame and
barely missed death when he dashed
to safety with his clothes ablaze. He
is in the hospital with serious burns
about the face. arms. legs and body.
No accurate estimate of the loss
had been made by company officials
early tonight, but by unofficial OBJ
, servers 1t is variously placed at from
100000 to $1.000,000.
After the explosion that started the
fire, flames and smoke belched from
The container like a volcano, engulf
ing in black clouds the powerful coast
defense rifles Of Fort Macarthur, di
rectly above the tank farm, and driv
ing hundreds of residents near the fire
from their homes.
The tanks area is five and a hall
acres. Its roof was heaved upward
) feet by the explosion, according to
workInen.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18

Los ngeles. aug. 17.-Mary Miles
Minter continued in seclusion some
where in Hollywood today. inaccessi-
BILE to all except, of course. further
bearers OF offers for he rto appear in
vaudeville.
And also of course, Neil 3. Mccar.
thy, her attorney, whose outstanding
characteristic seems TO be his ability
not to be in" According 10 Mr.. Nc
Carthy's decidedly compelling office
girl. who reminds ono strongly Of
Colleen Moore. but who says she's
Swedish. and may be some relation
to Anna @. Nilssohn. her employer
again went to Hollywood this after
noon-and "hurriedly.'
For want OF verification OF his mis-.
sion in filmania, 1t is presumed he
went there 10 confer further with his
client regarding preparations for her
heralded suit against Mrs. Charlotte
Shelby, her mother. TO render an ac-
counting for the-by this time-well-
known million or so Mary asserts
Mamma is holding out on her.
Mother Rreains Attorney.
Meantime, John G. Mott. prominent
attorney here, confirmed report he
had been retained to look after Mrs.
shelby's interests. also those OF sis
ter Margaret.
He afterward amended the confr-
nation TO the extent OF stating that
he had represented the Shelby fam
lily for some time. the family inciud-
ing Mary
But now. however, represent the
family with the exception of Miss
Minter," he said.
MIR. Mott conveyed the impression
that he did not think the differences
between Miss Minter and her mother
Nevertheless. he declinetf 10 be spe-
cific. pleading that 10 do 40 in this
instance. at least. would be viola
ton of professional ethics.
Drawbridge Stin Up.
Casa de Margherita," which is
Spanish for the house ma built with
Msry's money. today continued to
keep the drawbridge up on the free
press and the official announcements
from within were made in pigeon
English by noiselessly running Jap
servant.
The announcements were 70 the
effect Mrs. Shelby was continuing TO
convalesce from the recent operation
upon her liver. but that. due 10 Ma
ry's tantrums, progress toward reoov-
cry was slower than otherwise very
probably would be the case.
Evidently stealing Mr.. McCarthy's
stuff. Miss Shelby likewise was not
I'm" However. she had not gone
TO Hollywood.
Despite the views Of Miss Minter's
proclaimed father. birth certificates
and affidavits. the star. safely tucked
away In her hllly secluslon. is report.
ed continuing trying TO figure out
her real age.
Hoping She Is 30.
Unlike hor sex. she's hoping she II
so. instead OF Il. Her positively
unique precedent. however. is born
Of realization that. IL her prospective
suit is really filed and papers are
handed up "a the judge which prove
her TO be ao-Woll mother may have
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18

Seize fOl ,Aer
Omaha Priests
Two Diyines Who Received
Training at Mission Here
Captured in Sunho
Districts.

Father Michael McHugh, IS. and
Father Daniel Ward. 40, former
Omaha priests. who were assigned
to the China diocese to carry on mis-
sionary work, were kidnapped by
Chinese bandits who pillaged the dis
trict near sunho. according TO cable
dispatches received here today.
Both priests were we'll known here
among the Catholic people. Both
were trained at the Chinese Mission
society here. which has building
devoted exclusively to that work in
Bellevue.
Catholic church officials here fear
for the safety Of the two priests be-
cause OF letters written by them some
time ago that the bandits we're be-
coming dangerous.
Natives Of ireland.
Both men were natives of Ireland
and came to Omaha to receive the
special training, according TO Father
D. F. Houlihan, who is in charge Of
the mission.
Father McHugh came her In Sep
tember, 1918, and sailed in July, 1920,
for China" said Father Houlihan.
Father Ward came here In Sep
tember, 1920, and left during the FOL-
lowing November.
"They we're considered the best mis-
sonaries In China and reported very
good success. They have written fire.
quently to the mission here and re-
ported everything going fine until the
raids were started by the bandits.
Some time ago we received a letter
from them that conditions We're get
ting worse because of the general
activities Of the Chinese bandits"
Town Is Looted.
According TO the cable dispatches
the two Irish priests were located at
Tsaoshih. The cable dispatch said.
'Tie town or Tsaoshih was looted and
the Catholic church burned. Eighty
Chinese captives were taken also. The
Italian consuis at Kanow have pro-
tested -
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Plainview Pastor Heads
Epworth League Institute
Special Dispatrh to The Omaha Bee

Norfolk. Neb., Aug. l7.-Rev. C.
N. Bing of plainview was elected
president Of the Epworth League in
stitute at business meeting at Ep-
worth assembly grounds.
Other officers chosen are, Miss Ida
Anderson, Pierce. first vice president;
Clinton Swengel. Plainyiew. second
vice president Miss Lucille Pritchard.
Laurel. third vice president. Kennett
Bing. plainview, fourth vice presi.
dent; Lyle Burdiek. Norfolk, treas
urer; Mrs. s. A. Draise, junior super
intendent.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Phone Rate Case
Briefs Must Be
Filed in October
Nine Months Fight of Com.
mission to Obtain Lower
Rates for North Ne
braska Near End.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Lincoln, Aug. 17.--Briefs by the Ne
neys for the Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone company are to be filed in fed
eral court at Omaha October ID, end
ing, so far as court litigation is con-
cerned, the nine-months' fight of the
commission to attempt to force the
telephone company to discontinue It's
10 per cent surcharge. The surcharge
was granted by the commission as a
temporary relief measure during the
high prices existing during and imme-
diately after the world war.
The legal fight has been waging
before the federal court in Omaha
since June /, and thousands of dollars
have been spent by Nebraska tax
payers through the commission, in at
tempting to get lower rates, while as
much, If not more, money has been
expended by the telephone company
in its attempt to keep up the war
rate pinnacle.
Hearing in Lincoln.
Prior TO the hearing of the COM
pany in Omaha on its application for
a permanent injunction against the
commissions rate decrease order in
lieu Of the temporary injunction now
in effect. lon gand tedious hearings
We're held in Lincoln before the COM
mission. in which the telephone COM
pany attempted to prove that 1t needs
continuation of the 10 per cent sur
charge.
The commission, in its fight in be-
half of thousands of users OF the tele-
phone in Omaha and northern Ne
braska, has attacked the company's
defense on four points. These points,
stated briefly, are:
That the immense depreciation and
reserve setup by the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company on which IL
claims rates should be based are ex-
cessive. A part of this depreciation
and reserve was on hand at the time
the Northwestern Telephone company
purchased independent companies In
Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.
That the 41-2 per cent gross re-
ceipts paid by the Northwestern Bell
Telephone company, amounting to
$500, 900 annually, to the parent COM
pany, the American Telephone and
Telegraph company. for use OF re-
ceivers, transmitters and induction
coil. furnished by the parent com.
pany, is excessive.
Blame Automatic Costs.
That the Northwestern Bell Tele-
phone company in placing its first
automatic system in Omaha at big
expense is experimenting and forcing
telephone users Of Nebraska and Oma'
ha TO pay for the experiment which,
in reality, should be paid all over the
system, as other points will benefit
from the Omaha experiment.
That the Northwestern Bell Tele'
phone company does not operate as
economically as the Lincoln Tele
phone and telegraph company which
handles oil telephone business south
Of the Platte at much less station
service cost, and also gives its pa
irons cheaper service than the North
western Bell Telephone company.
Hugh Lamaster. attorney for the
railway commission estimated that
the 10 per cent surcharge, which the
company Is endeavoring to maintain
produced revenue OF from S250,00 10
| 5000 900
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Youth Held for Forgery.
specinl Dispatch 70 The Omaha Bee.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. f7.-Raymond
Rezav, %, was arrested near Wy
more. Neb., today and was lodged
in the county Jail here on charge
OF forging the name OF his employer.
r. n. Hartwig, liberty farmer, TO a
check for s1s. lie was nabbed on
his way TO Wyrhore soon after the
alleged forgery was discovered.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Georgia Mob Lynches Man,

Macon, Ca, Aug. Lice Green,
wanted for an attack on white
woman OF Wellston. Ga, was taken
from two Macon officers early today
and lynched In the front yard OF the
from n big tree and riddled with
bullets. The man Is said 10 have
confessed
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Z Horses Gorge Themselves
on Wheat i'm Bin: All Dead
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Beatrice. Neb.. Aug la.--Seven
head OF horses belonging TO eHnry
Hickman. farmer living northeast of
Coreland. Neh., got into the wheat
bin while he was away from home
and gorged themselves with the re.
suit that All died.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
To Lay Cornerstone.
Special Dispatch 90 The Omaha Ice

stella. Nob., Aug. i3.--Cornorstone
of the Christian church at Shubert
win be laid Al SUNDAY aftorno,s,
in charge of the Rev, G. w. Cooper
of Nerdon. Visiting ministers viii de.
liver brief addresses Music is also
on the program
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Governor of Oklahoma
Gets Threatening letter

oklahoma city. AUS. 1S-An
anonymous letter. threatening Cover
nor Walton unless troops are inan,e-
eiaiely withdrawn from Tulsa. Wa,
received at tho executive Offices to
day according 90 an ANNOUNCEMENTS
from AidEioh Riake. the eoN clnor' :
Counselor.
"unltNs troops arc withdrN,en AZ
enee, Your fate VII De the SINE -
,hai ~ thc ethas siaNs sas -
irftti tsad
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
The Weather

Temperatures.
itifhest -; lowest IS. normal. "a
lor ~ hours ending e n m. Aus, ~
Total excess since January I. sas.
Relative Humidity, fcr~eutsse.
a. nla sks noon. 80 T. fn Af
frceipitatlon. lnches and unndredths.
=, loihls since January 4. 3a.soi &c
ficirncN. ia
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Home from Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Thornton, to-
gether with their son, returned 10
their home In Council Bluffs today
from q motor trip to California.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
BAKERS SAY CAN PAY MORE FOR WHEAT
Goats. to the Right!
officer Deploys
and Shoes Them of
Goats to the Left!

They're walking up and down
the sidewalk" a wOman's frantic
voice informed Police Captain Cof-
fey over the telephone Friday
morning, land they won't let peo-
pie pass"
"What? Where? Why? Who?"
sherlOclSed the captain.
"Why, the goats, OF course! And
it's at Sixty-ninth and Bedford, and
there's so many Of 'em people can't
feel safe any more"
She said she wanted the goats
taken care Of.
Captain Coffey ran an efficient
finger over his list Of officers. SEEK
ing a man Of sterling -"rage with
4 knowledge of goat lied
out George "MOnts -
motorcycle officer. = =.
Sheehan found tf = Ie
property Of Frank ie-
ployed in open Il ing
goat signs the = : ,Oed
them back into ard.
Then he elected - trom-
ice to stay the : .,
-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-18
Hoping She Is 30.

Unlike hor sex. she's hoping she Is
so. instead OF Il. Her positively
unique precedent. however. is born
Of realization that. IL her prospective
suit is really filed and papers are
handed up 10 the Judge which prove
her To bo ao-Noli mother may have
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07
COMPULSORY LABOR.

The appointed by the American Bar association
draft uniform compulsory labor law for the various states
reported that docs feel warranted presenting the draft
at this time"
Behind this notice that general compulsory labor law will
not be urged looms the United States courts annumen
of the section of the Kansas industrial court This
change and all in the short time of four years
Then Kansas favored for the vice presidency
because he resurrected cenureOd English law for falling
strikers He acclaimed throughout his utter
and absurd claims treated from divinity States
of the Pondexer type of whom defeated at the
last general election with Pondex this state thought they
votegetng value in favong this ancient plan and
voted favor of compulsory labor laws And then the United
States court ruled that state legislature
by law there regulating to be done that is the
work of judges said the court While organized labor has
its fight against this form of compulsory labor they
lude themselves They confronted by the
other form.
Advocates of compulsory labor depend the Injunction
judge and the workers wenow respect for law which CAPT.
tazed by judicial failing workers for violating
pusoy law has too sensational elements suit those
pys who would give labor voice in the conditions labor
compensation for the therefore the injunction Judge
favored Many citizens who oppose compulsory labor laws
confused by the injunction judge and they support his canery
and deceit The power of the injunction in labor disputes
broken through enlightened public opinion Citizens in all
walks of life must be shown by labor that American stu
tons threatened with creeping paralysis when judicial
permitted to make laws interpret Them and Jail for
violating them.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07

For these weekly limitations, COnnec-
ticut specifies So hours; Maine, 81
hours; New York, 81 hours, Oregon,
40 hours for office occupation and SIS
for student nurses.
Laws Prohibiting Night Work
Night work is prohibited by law in
Is states and Porto Rico. Those
states which have forbidden night
work are California, Connecticut, Del
aware, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland,
Massachusetts Nebraska, New Hamp-
shire. New York, Ohio, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin.
The occupations affected by the pro-
hibition of night work are varied
though 10 of the states prohibit night
employment in manufacturing estab-
lishments.
About One-fourth OF the states have
laws either prohibiting or regulating
home work. Since women form a very
large proportion of all home workers,
the report says, these laws we're in
Guided in the compilation. The ma
jority of these laws were passed a
number of years ago. While all other
types of laws considered in the re-
port are constantly changing, only one
of the states that have homework
laws, New Jersey, has enacted or
amended any home work legislation
in the last five years. Ten states
Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachu-
sets, Michigan, Missouri, New York,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee
have prohibited for all, except the i'm
mediate members of family, certain
forms of home work, in general the
manufacture Of clothing, trimmings
and tobacco products.
Pensions for Needy Mothers.
Only two territories, Alaska and
Hawaii, and nine states. including the
District of Columbia, have no laws
granting pensions to needy mothers
These are Alabama, Georgia, Ken
lucky. Mississippi, New Mexico, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Isl
and. Five states-Florida Minneso-
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07
ONLY FOUR STATES
SET HOUR LIMITS
Continued from Page u

One state, North Dakota, by an act
of the legislature provides for a work
ing day of eight and One-half hours in
specified industries but limits the
weekly hours to 48.
Where Legislation Is Needed
Fifteen states-Arkansas, Idaho,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mich
igan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa Oregon Texas-limit the work
ing day for women In specified in
dustries to nine hours. Two of these
Massachusetts, and Oregon, limit the
weekly hours to 4S.
In the group of 10-hour laws are
found the greater number of states, Is
in all. These are Connecticut, Della
ware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana Maryland, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New Mexico North Dakota,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Vir-
ginia and Wyoming.
In the miscellaneous group of state
laws providing 1Oh hours, 10Y, II
aud IL hours work a day are found
the following states: New Hamp-
shire, OA-hour law; Tennessee. Yer
mont, 101k-hour law; North Carolina,
11-hour law; South Carolina, 12-hour
law.
In addition to laws limiting daily
hours in specified industries, four
states have legislation supplementing
the laws regulating both daily and
weekly hours and limiting only the
weekly hours fol- certain occupations.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07

ia, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Mis-
souri-have laws broad enough to in
clude grandmothers, or stepmothers,
or women other than mothers, on
whom children are dependent. The
more recent laws are, in general, more
liberal trying to include all women
who needle assistance in order to bring
up their children properly in their
own homes. In all states, however,
the sums actually paid to the women
are small, ranging from 50 q month
to $25 for one child.
The United States supreme court re-
Gently declared unconstitutional the
minimum wage law for women in the
District Of Columbia Similor laws in
IL other states and Porto Rico are
affected by the decision but as yet
none has been abolished. Some Of
these states fix a minimum wage by
statute. Others have provided COM
missions which determine what the
scale Of wages for women should be
in various industries but have no pow
er, except that of public opinion, to
enforce decisions. The states which
have legislated on the subject of
women's wages are Arizona, Arkan,
sas, California, Colorado, Kansas,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota, North Da-
kota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wisconsin.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07
LABOR DAY EDITION HAS
LARGE CIRCULATION.

While many extra copies of
the Special Labor Day Edition
were printed to supply the de-
mand for them, the entire issue
has been sold out. Copies have
been sent to practically every
state in the Union and most Of
the European countries. Many
favorable comments have been
received, and it Is generally con-
ceded that the Labor Day edi-
ton this year is the best every
published. The edition has not
only been praised by members
of labor organizations. but by
business men as well, some OF
them buying as many as twenty
copies to send to different parts
of the United States. The edi-
ton is not only interesting be-
cause it covers the main ques-
tons before the labor movement,
but because it also carries de-
scriptive articles of the cities,
industries and resources of
Southwest Washington. The
management wishes at this time
to thank the advertisers for the
splendid support given The La
Dor Press, for it is really this
support that made it possible,
and also wish to thank the indi-
viduals for their cooperation
and assistance given the editor.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07
SOUTH DAKOTA PLANS
FOR POLITICAL ACTION
Farmers and Labor Organizing In
Every county-State Conference
TO Be Held Soon

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Aug. 2O.-The
South Dakota State Conference for
Progressive Political Action is organ
izing branches in every county and
otherwise preparing for the 1924 cleo
tions. 1t is backed by practically all
the liberal farmer and labor organiza-
tions. Clarence Best of Huron, far
mer, is the state chairman.
Warren E. Beck, president of the
State Federation of Labor, is leading
the way for uniting the forward-step-
ping forces for political action. He
has sent a letter to all labor and
farm groups in the state suggesting
meeting soon to discuss the polit-
ical situation and form general plans
for future action. This meeting will
probably be held under the auspices
of the Conference for Progressive Po-
litieal Action.
Replies to this letter have been
very enthusiastic for a state confer
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-09-07
OPEN ELECTRICAL
SHOP IN HOQUIAM

Mr.. Al TRACER, formerly manager Of
the HOquiam branch OF the Pacific
Electric company with L. H. Bowen
as partner, have opened an electric
shop in Hoquiam. They have leased
part of the building occupied by the
LeClerc Hardware company and open
ed for business Wednesday morning.
Both of the partners are well known
on the HRrbor and there is no reason
why they should not start off with
a good business. They will do gen.
eral wiring, motor installing, and also
carry a stock of fixtures and stand
ard appliances. Mr.. TRACER is secre-
tary of the Electrical Workers union
of the Harbor, in which Mr.. Bowen
also holds membership. The Labor
Press wishes both brothers success
In their new business venture.