Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1915, Page 2

P 10 ANEND MUNITIONS ACT England Proposes Plan to Obviate All Serious and Future Labor Troubles. SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES ACorreapondence of the Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 10.—A bill te amend tho munitions act has been drafted to meet complaints that provisions of the original act are unjust. Serious labor troubles re threatened unless reforms are brought about, the sense of grievance among munition workers in Scotland, particu- Jarly, having become almost as bitter as | 1t can be without a revolt | Under the original act, it is necessary for men who leave the government-con- trolled factories to get certificates from their employers before they ean obtain work elsewhere. Many employers have refused to grant such certificates to men | they have dismissed. A proposed amend- | ment makes it obligatory for the em- | ployer to furnish certificates even to dis- | eharged men and it also forblds him to | endorse on the paper the offenses that eaused the discharge. It ls expected this Change will do much to concliiate the tomplaining workers. A second amendment extends the ap- plication of the act. It states that muni- tion work, for the purposes of the aet, #hal] include not only all direct work on munitions, but all subsidiary work such #s bullding and repalr work on muni- tlons factories, the supply of light and power for the manufacture of munitions, And the manufacture of machinery and faw material for munitions. Thus prac- tically all war work for the government and all the working people employed In It come under government control., which means the employes lose the right (h! strikes and even. the right to leave a job | voluntarfly. | Asks Another Change, { The labor party has asked for still an- | other change. All offenses against the'| act are tried before a tribunal, at present | composed of a chalrman appointed by | the minister of munitions and two other members representing employers and em ployes, respectively, the decision being Jeft to the chairman. The labor leaders ask that employers and workers be given two representatives each, and the de- cislon go te the majority of the five Votes, the scoused reserving the right to | appeal to the courts. They also ask that | ‘when a workman Is tried for neglect of Standardization of wages and working conditions s also asked as the proper corollary of the measure depriving the ‘workman of the right to strike or leave Baby Here is Baby Blair with “Gretehen,” one of the dolls won in The Bee's con- st of lust week., Baby Blair tried three |tmes before he succeeded in winning. At least bis many friends tried for him. THE BEE: OM | th st ot | | no | al | an wi 1s DBlair He won “Gretchen" with 1,025 pictures cut from coples of The Bee. Three dolls |Are being offered this week and more | more will be given to the children next week, AUSTRIAN REPLY | his Job. This will be considered when the bill is brought up In Parllament. ‘There Is also discussion of the proposi- . tlon of giving women representation on the tribunal on account of the large | pumber of women workers employed in munitions factories. Question of Pay Difficult. E H I 3 H g i i i % z | g H Jief and optimism. and it is believed ‘many that the central powers and their Propose to leave the entente powers in status quo at Baloniki, themselves iy line north of the new neutral mone and turning their main attention to other points. The Euglish press, however, questions the sincerity of the Bulgar-German as- surances to Greece. Telegrams from the Austrian southern front report heavy snowstorms. Advihes H Full detalls of an attempted Turco- German coup in Persia recel\ed in London TO ANCONA NOTE BEFORE CAIBNET (Continued from Page One.) Bote by simply Instructing Ambassador Penfield to ask for his passports and by banding his pussports to the Austrian charge at Washington,” says the Figaro. “"Austria’s answer s a barely dlsgulsed refusal. The only satiafaction Austria &ives the United States is that she does not keep the United States walting for’ It. President Wilson's magnanimity has its limits and the dismissal of the Amer- fean charge at Washington and the re- call of Ambassador Penfield will show: this ts not a question of a fit of energy, but & carefully thought out resolution.’ Anconsn Wantonly Shelled, PAWTUCKET, R. I, Dec. .7.—A state- ment that the liner Ancona, sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean Novem- ber 7, was ‘“‘wantonly shelled” while ft ‘was coming to & stop, and that the shells fell among the lifeboats after they were lowered, was made last night by George K. Moore of this city, a representative of an Importing corporation with offfces in Boston, who sald he was a passenger on the Ancona. Mr, Moore arrived in Bos- ton on the steamer Cretle from Naples. He characterized the behavior of the crew of the Ancona as “disheartening.' Only four boats were lowered, he averred, although orderly leadership would have done wonders In reducing the loss of lfe. He sald that the boat he .rg Was upset by & woman jumping on U sunwale and that he was picked up by another boat. After rowing for seven hours_they reached Messina. “I should say the Ancona was sunk about elghteen minutes after we heard the first shot,” he sald. "I am satisfied the ship was wantonly shelled and I know that shells fell among the lifeboats.” SUES FOR DAMAGE FROM FALLING ROCKET HASTINGS, Neb, Deec. 17.—(Special Telegram.)—Leonard Carrol has brought suit against the Hastings Chamber of Commerce for his son, Lawrence Carml, aged M, claiming $15000 for the Injury of the latter by a falling skyrocket at the fireworks display of the Independence day celebration on July § last. The celebration was conducted by the Chamber of Commerce. For a month it was thought the boy would not live alieges that his left arm is paralyzed as & result of the negligence of the orguni- zation in permitting the skyrockets to fall into the crowd. | —_— Malp Clerks All Named. HASTINGS, Neb.,, Dec. 17.—~(Special Tel- egram.)—Albert Raney and Marshall Aik- | man of this city have been appointed to the railway mail service, the former with o run from Lincoln and the latter from 8t Jomeph. — that the alleged piot falied only by narrowest margin. Russians have A ocupled the town of Hamadan and the campalgn is proceeding activiy in this Plles Cureq G to 14 Days, Drugrists refund money of Pazo Oint- ! ment falle to cure itching, blina, bleeding or protruding piles. First appiication #ives relief. G0c.~Advertisement. The National Capital Friday, Decembor 17, 1915, house resolution extend. the emergency revenus act one year ommittee continued fear. t bill. uced a bill 1 fhi throven ‘an Incer develo) t of I desert i lor 640 acres stock were reported favor- All Sfreams Near at 11,500,000,000 francs per month, it was now | | The chamber, | voted the credits asked on account of | ambassador to Mexico. AHA, SATURDAY, DECT | War Costing France Billion and a Half Francs Per Month PARIS 18.—(Delayed.)—In the surse of his demana today In the Cham- Dee. iree months’ credit to the budget mo- count, Alexandre Ribot, French minister of finance, stated that the | the recent French national loan from London alone was 600,000,000 francs ($120,- 000, 000) The minister said that the calculation concerning the results of the loan was | far from being ready, and that therefore he would quote no total figures. He stated that he could say, however, that the country had answered the call and that never had there been a similar num- ber of subscribers. He declared that the loan had been made by French savings, that speculation and in it were played no part that the subscriptions to it neere and genuine. At another point in his speech M. Ribot ated that while the war expenditure the beginning of the conflict was by a vote of 81 to 1, he first semester of 1016, Fletcher Named for Mexican Post WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Henry P. Fletcher, now ambassador to Chile, was | ominated by President Wilson today for Elesio Arredond appointed Mex!can United States and ready has been mbassador to the Mr. Fletcher's nomination today restores | ily. R | | diplomatic relations between the two | countries, broken off nearly three years | “go. TEN THOUSAND DIE OF CHOLERA IN PHILIPPINES WASHINGTON, Dec 17.—~Because na- tive Filipino health officers fa'led to cope ith an epidemic of cholera in the lands within the last year there were 10,000 deaths, Captaln R. C. Helebower of |the army medical corps today told the | senate Philippines committee. | cases, he swld, had come to the direct at- | tention of the army physician and assist- ance of the Americans was not welcomed by the native officers. Only nine 1" Three Chances to | He ake Bright Help Make Brigh Paths Now Gloomy Splendid response has been made | ber of Deputies that the chamber grant | by The Bee's readers to appeals for vy the Department of Agriculture at aid. Mrs, Doane reports the cases| cription to | heretofore mentioned are well Pro- | wheat harvest this season, but approxi- vided for. | But there are others. | Here are three more Mrs. Doane | | recommends as specially worthy of assistance : | 13. Widow and five children; girl 15, girl 13, boy 11, boy 10, ! | girl 8. Mother does laundry work. Broke down under strain. Need food, clothing and | shoes. | 14, Colored family, mother | and daughter. Mother lost leg | and arm in accident. Does day work. @irl 13. Need clothing | and extra allowance of food : every week. 15. Family, father, mother and | two children. Mother crippled. | Father met with accident. Girl 13, boy 10. Need food and fuel. | Help ONE of these and lift a cloud | | from the path of a deserving fam. | Will YOU help.one? | Send domations either to Mrs. | | Doane direct or to The Bee. | [ i Wrecked Ship Sold | * for Eleven Dollars GULFPORT, Miss.,, Dec. 17.—The Amer- fean schooner, John W. Dana, of Boston, which was wrecked December 8, four miles southwest of Chandeluer Island, has been sold at auction hers by the underwriters for $il. The vessel was loaded with asphalt from Brighton, Vort of Spain, and with its cargo, was valued at about $26,500. | | British Bonds to Take Up Americans Are Well Receive LONDON, Dec 17.—The 3 per cent five- year exchequer bond lssue, with which the government plans to pay for Ameri- can securities, 1s regarded on the stock | exchange as an excellent investment, and it already has had a slightly depressing effect on the gilt-edged section, where quotations were marked down about half a point early today. Consols opened at . against 684 yesterday, and the war oan declined % to 90%. The appearance of the French loan on the market with dealings at 974 on the basis of 2 francs to the pound sterling, Acreage Sown to Winter Wheat is 0ff Eleven Per Cent WASHINGTON, Dee. 17.—Next w-r-l winter wheat crop was estimated today about 540,000,000 bushels. That would be 115,000,00 bushels leas than the winter mately 1000000 bushels more than the | average of the five years, 1909-13. Winter wheat was sown this fall on 2,206,000 ncres, a decrease of 11.3 per cent from the revised estimated area sown i the fall of 1914, the Department of Agri- culture announced today. Winter wheat condition on December 1 was §1.7 per cent of normal, compared | or an eighth over the price of issue, also with 883 on December 1 last year, 97.2 in | getracted interest from standard securi- 1913 and 9.8, the ten-year average. | ties. Rye was sown this fall on 3,065,000 | —_— acres, a decrease of 3 per cent from the DEATH RECORD. revised: estimated area sown In the fall of 1914, 4 Rye condition on December 1 was 916 | 10 ":::’ "1',‘:‘"’" 2 AR~ per cent of normal, compared with 93.6 on December 1 last year, %.3 in 1913, and 92.3, the ten-year average. Bowed down by age and affliction Peter | Jacoby, long one of the leading farmers | of this part of the state, dfed last night | At one time he was the owner of 840 acres of splendid land lying just north of this city, He was an enterprising farmer and War Bureau Urges Ten-Foot Channel in |y «rm vas e ot the o sncs o The Missouri River | business mistortunes overtook him and | he had but eighty acres of land and his | home in this city when he dled. Mr Jaceby had just passed his elghtieth birthday. His surviving children are Mra. Mary Squires of Comstock, Mrs. Ella Lambert of Joplin, Mo.; Mrs. Carrie McMullen of Loup City, Dwight Jacoby of Loup City, Arthur Jacoby and Mrs. Grace Johnson of Aurora. H. L. Seaman. KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 17.—(Special )— Word was recelved here today of the death of H. L. Seaman, for forty years a resident of Nebraska and well known throughout the state. He left Kearney reveral years ago to live in California, where he died Monday. He was buried at Inglewood, Cal., old soldiers having charge of the funeral services. Mr. Bea- man left a widow, one son and three daughters, WASHINGTON, Dee. 17.—Continuance of the ten-year project for a permanent six-foot channel in the Missourl river from its mouth to Kansas City, despite an adverse report of the district engineer | in charge, was recommended to congress today by the War department. The board of engincers overruled the district engineer, who recommended that | the project, begun £ix years ago, be modi- fled to provide only for removal of snags on the ground that commerce did not warrant a permanent channel. The pro- Ject involves expenditures of $20,000,000, of which $5,250,000 has ben appropriated. Modification of the present project for improving the Arkansas river, so that it will embrace only removal of snags from the mouth to Ozark at $%,000 annually, was recommended by the department, Department Orders. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—(Speclal Tele- gflm.l—A civil service examination will held on January 22, for postmaster at Only One “Hromo Quinine." To get the genulne, call for full name, Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for signa- | Oasis, Neb, ture of F. W. Grove. Cures a cold in one | maoter A% Bomars, Benieopoimted post- day. 25c.—Advertisement. vice Charles 8. Fonsek, resigned Cincinnati, Ohio, | Near Flood Stage CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.~Heavy rains Iast night and today succeeded the sleet storm which fell yesterday throughout | this section of the Ohlo valley, with the result that almost every small stream within a radius of fifty miles from here is at flood tide, Reports from contral Kentucky likewise | indicate flood danger, A thirty-foot rise in the Kentucky river at Jackson, Ky., was reported. All mouu- tain streams in Kentucky are sald to be rising rapidly and further rains will en- danger many small villages. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Deg, 17.—One of the heaviest rains in yeats has fallen ove Kentucky within the Igst thirty-six hours, swelling small streamd and flooding low- lands, but, reports indicate, resulting as yot in comparatively Mttle damage. At | Loulsville the weather bureau reports a rainfall of 419 inches during the twenty- four hours ending at 7 a. m. today. Twelve Students of Lawrence College Suspended for Term | APPLETON, Wis, Dec. 17.—Twelve | Lawrence college students were sus- pended by the faculty, it was announced today, for the balance of the term, and ten more were placed on probation as th result of what was almost a riot in| Brokaw hall, the boys dormitory, last | night. | Upon returning from a vaudeville house, where 100 students nearly broke up the acts with yells, the boys went to Brokaw hall to finish their first {nter-fraternity celehration of the year, They tore down the doors, bent th hinges, rolled beer bottles down stairs and had a general “rough house,” ac- cording to Dr. Plants, president of the college. The Store of the Town A SUGGESTION— TIE & GARTER SETS $1.00 the Set Browning, King & Co. The Best Bargains| in Men's and Ladies' Clothing, Hats, Caps, F and Shoes For the whole family nte J.Helphand Clothing Co. Speci;l hristmas Offer We will give ° free Charge with ¢ py) 4 of ‘Primo Rye ‘at 449 a: Pprepal, Five Premiums A fine hana painted ® and butter &lnss. s pock corkacrew " and & 1916 calendar The Store for Shirtwaists The Christmas Shop of Practical Gift Things. A few minutes spent in this spacious and interesting section will pleasantly break the hurry of a busy shopping day. The Queenia Shoulderette Is a very popular gift. It is a distinctive knitted novel- ty costing but $1.35 and $1.65, Japanese Kimonas and Robes, $5 to $37.50, Bath Robes for Women, $5 to $15 Petticoats, new styles, $2.95 to $15 Fashionable Blouses, $1.45 to $25 Neckwear Is Ever a Charming Chrismas Subject. Every woman expects at least one of her Christmas boxes to yield a bit of dainty neckwear; and towards this end we have bent our ener- gies so that a whole section is ready in splendid shape to help fill this expectation. Roll and Duteh Collars, 25¢ to 82,75, Fancy Vests of mull, organdie, net, and Georgette crepes, high or low collars. $1.25 to $4.75. Windsor Ties, dotted and stri striped, Georgette and net rutfling fischus, 60c and $1.75 a yard, Feather Boas in black, natural, white, black and white, natural and white, $3.50, $5 and $8.50, for THOMPSON-BELDIN & CO. [ o— The Fashion Cenhrorlke Middle West —» ‘ Established 1886. in Its Choosing. Our facilities enable you gift article. More people are appreciating this fact than ever before, ;I Is Not Measured by the Cost. But by the Care That Is Taken with the utmost care, as to the suitability of each Toilet Goods at Special Prices Fine White Combs, 15c. Toilet Sets, containing brush, comb, file and seis- sors, special, 98¢. Sachet Powder (bottles), 25¢ to make your selections now RIBBONS For Tying Packages Red, light blue, pink, yellow, and’ green, 50-yard spools for 75c. arrow ribbon in holly, red, and green, 20¢ and 25¢ per bolt. Hundreds of Ribbon Novelties And beautifully designed ribbons from which to choose, Opera and Party Bags, made of Persian and Bro- caded Velvets, The brocaded velvet bags are made with an oval mirror for the bottom, and ribbon shir- red on from the mirror and finished at the top with fancy ties, Coat Hangers, in pink, yel- low, lavender, blue. Children's Knitted Goods For These Winter Days Caps, hoods, toques, sweaters, leggings and mittens in fine as- sortinents at various pilces, If a child’s name is on your gift lst, these will help to soive the problem of something suitable. Children’s Leggings Jersey drawer leggin black, brown and gray, $ , $2.50 and $3.00, One lot of knee leggings, sizes 3, 4, 5 years, 50c, $1.00, §1.2 qualities, HALF PRICE, 5 | | ( Glove Certificates Fine Quality Business and professional Waahnble .G l oves men who are too busy t0 Two Numbers Women shop will save time and ef- X““SAP reciate -‘Thay fort, and be sure of the wel- re So Service ible. come of their gifts, if they NeW Washable Kid Gloves, select glove certificates, white with black embroid- ery, also oyster, gray and putty shades, $1.75 a paifr. Harrison’s Reindeer Fabric! Gloves, in white, black and colors, $1.00 a pair, Glove Section— Main Floor, These may be pur- chased for any amount and are redeemable at any time, | D.)ll;'-Wigs That Y(;ui } Can Brush and Comb Bring in the old wig or measure | the doll’s head around the head, and we will put the new wig on | free of charge. | Size 10, $1.00 Size 11, $1.25 | Bize 12, $1.50 REAL ~ HAIR Size 18, $1.75 Size 14, $2.00 Size 15, $2.28 Size 16, $2.50 We also carry a full assortment of hair goods. BLA CK SILKS HAND BAGS Make Practical Gifts, $1 to $2.50 Yard Black Silks are at the height of style this season and every indication points to their continuing fashion- able for spring. We have many handsome weaves to show you, Distinetiv. — “legant If you are even contemp- lating a ‘‘bag’’ gift, let our selections demonstrate to you how distinetive a Christ- mas remembrance a hand- bag can be, Every Fashion that's new is here. _Tho m f_— pson- Belden &