Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 8, 1916, Page 1

3 A peddler makes sales—A merchant makes customers. Customers are made by const: advertising, good values and uni. form courtesy. De a merchant—not & peddler. VOL. XLVI—NO. 45. DETROIT PEOPLE WELCOME HUGHES T0 THEIR CITY Republican Presidential Nom- inee Met by Great Throngs of Citizens and Escorted to His Hotel RECEPTION AN OVATION | One Hundred Thousand Per- sons Listen to Addresses of the Candidate. WISHES SUCCESS TO ALL Detroit, Mich., Aug. 7.—Charles E. Hughes, speaking today to forty man- ufacturers of Detroit and vicinity, em- ploying nearly 100,000 men, congrat- ulated them upon what they had done for the welfare of their employes and told 'them that the democracy of the United States would not stand for a continuation of “this alleged strife between capital and labor,” and de- clared that American workmen should not be regarded as a mere economic unit, but as “a fellow worker, a human being.” B Mr. Hughes' address was impromp- tu and followed a brief speech by J. M. Eaton, spokesman for the manu- facturers, who outiined the welfare measure for emploves taken by indus- trial concerns here, and suggested that the nominee endorse a movement looking to the formation of a national welfare association of manufacturers. Mr. Hughes said he regarded the sug- gestion very favorably. Parade to Hotel. Upon his arrival here Mr. Hughes headed a long automobile parade from the station to his hotel, a mile and a half away. A brass band played popular tunes and giant firecrackers were exploded along the line of ‘march. Thousands of persons wit- nessed the parade. . With Mr. Hughes’ arrival, it became known that an advisory committee of five or nine members probably would be named during the week by Chair- man Willcox to assist him in the man- agement of the campaign. It was said that three of the members will be William Loeb, Charles D. Hilles and George B. Cortelyou. Men Not Mechanical Units. In his address to the manufacturers Mr. Hughes said in part: “It is a mistake to think of the men through whose activity production is possible, as mere economic units. They are human beings. We are all woriing men in this country. We are in_different spheres of activity, but we ought to have a sense of co- operation so that every man takes ride in what he is doing and in doing it to the best of his ability, because he is working alongside of every other man for the good of the country. “In your welfare work you are but- tressing democracy. The human fae- tor is, after all, the important factor. You may develop your physical plants, your physical instrumentali- tics, distribution and everything that goes to make up the material side of b prosperity, but you are absolutely hopeless without the human factor, and in America, the land of free men, the man who is at work for a living Nmust feel that the country is doing the right thing by him. He is en- titled to be safe in his work, to have every precaution taken against every sort of accident that can be pre- vented. Must Protect Workmen’s Lives. “A man is put at work. How can hes refuse the job which stands be- tween him and starvation? It is per- fectly idle to say in our industrial conditions that he can take or refuse the work, according to his idea of!| the safety appliances, which may be provided to protect him. You have got to protect him. No man can work | in any position where his life, his| limb or his health are subject to any unnecessary risks. That is good Americanism and that is good busi- ness. “We are not materialists in this country; we are all idealists, but the one thing that appeals to the work- ing man is the idea that he is equal to some job in a first-class way. That is what makes him proud; that is what makes him satisfied, and when you consider our great industrial manufactures and the enormous ex- tension of our industrial markets, the hope is that in all this there will be/ right through it the spirit of human | (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) The Weather ) For Omaha, Council Bluffs and vicinity: Fair tonizht and Tuesday; somewhat warm- er Tuesday. Temperatures at Omaha— SPPgEppPREEeSR 1 2 3 Local Weather Record. 1916, 1915, 1914. 1913, Lowest last night w6 13 -70| Precipitation . O 0 SRR Normial temperas for today, 76 degrees. Deficlency in precipitation since March 1, 831 inches. 1 Excess corresponding period, 1015, inches, Deticlency corresponding period, 1914, 3.93 inches. Weather Conditions, Temperatures continued high east of the Rockies during Saturday and Sunday. They were well up in the nineties In Nebraska , and maximums of 100 to 103 ccurred in the southern portion of the Scattered showers occurred In Ne- , the upper valleys. and upper Lake being generally light, except they were moderately heavy in northeastern Ne- and northwestern lowa. The show- were followed by somewhat cooler 0.73 to the mountains. The outlook is for fair weather in this vielnity tonight and Tuesday, and somewhat warmer Tuesday. | president?"" “The king hns a steady Jjo yBremen in 1901 and does not yet | son’sp lace in case of his death?” was| ; |asked Jan Wajda, a sturdy Pole from| | Wajda is the father of nine children | | eign-born residents of Nebraska have THE OMAHA DAILY BEE NEW GITIZENS TAKE | OUT FINAL PAPERS| Judge Wakeley's Naturaliza- tion Mill Grinds All Day, Turn- ing Out New U. 8. Subjects. | GUS RENZE TAKES OATH .\'.\:l‘l‘MLIZA'HO.\' Quiz. | “Who is the governor of Nebraska? Mr. Dahiman.” “Who are candidates for the presidency?” “Ford und Roosevelt.” “What Is the difference between the king | of the land from which you came and the | “Who would take President Wilson's in case of his death?” “Somebody else. “What is the constitution?” “The biggest | Iaw of the United States.” i “The constitution Is the fundamental law of the n. What do you mean by ‘funda- | Tch vels nicht,” | es the laws of the United | Congress.” Where does congress | At Washington.” “Why not in | “Because they haven't got a building big enough.” Fifteen dollars for a fish peddler’s license expended in his behali by Max Y. Faier, fish dealer, 2430 Franklin vesterday opened the way to citizen- ship for Benjamin Schlanger, 2420 | Charles street and transformed him from a subject of Czar Nicholas of Russia to a patriot who has pledged his powers to the defense of the na- tional honor of the United States against all comers. Schlanger appeared before Judge Arther C. Wakeley for final citizen- ship papers, but when questioned by | United States Naturalization Exam- iner J. W. Gurnett admitted that he had been peddling fish in the city since July 1, 1915, without a license. A worthless permit from a so-called | political friend convinced Schlanger that he was within the law. | “I'm too poor to buy a license,” | complained the fishmonger, but the| examiner refused to allow Schlanger’s | final papers until he had secured a six- | months peddler's license. The $15 re-| quired by the city was produced by | Max Faier ,one of Schlanger's wit-| nesses. Schlanger, on the witness! stand, promised to repay the amount | and the former Russian Jew, erstwhile | of Antwerp, left the court house a| regular revamped American . | Mill Grinds All Day. All day long Judge Wakeley's naturalization mill was kept grinding, | the applicants hurrying to and from| the court room to the offices of Clerk of the Court Robert Smith in steady[ streams from 9:30 in the morning un- til closing time in the afternoon. The | work will be continued today until all | of the 112 cases have been passed | upon. The law requires that each ap-| plicant shall have two witnesses and in addition to witnesses there is the| quota of curious friends. Preliminary examinations in the federal building before Examiner Gurnett have light-| ened the labors of the final question- ing. Renze Takes Oath. Gustave Adolph Renze of Ak-Sar- Ben fame,; who, declares in his applica- tion that he is a designer and artificer, appeared in midafternoon to take the final step toward citizenship. Clerk Robert Smith of the district court and Deputy Clerk Ansel Steers vouched for the character of Renze, both con- fessing that they have known him for more than twenty years. Renze has been a resident of the United States since April 2, 1872, and a Nebraska resident since June 17, 1889. He was born in Germany in 1861, coming to this country on the steamer Abys- sinia from Havre. His father neglected to take out final papers and it was but recently that Renze discovered he was not a real citizen. Despite efforts of a photographer to secure action pictures of Renze taking the oath of allegiance, he foiled all attempts. Friends who have been associated with Fritz Detlof Henry Moeller, farmer of Florence, for more than fifty years were his witnesses when he secured his final papers after re- siding in the United States since 1873. Mr. Moeller was the oldest applicant examined. He was bofrn in Germany in 1851, Clan J. Schmidt testified that he had known Moeller for forty| years, while Carsten D. Hamann de-| clared that he had been a neighbor for more than fifty years. Moeller| is the father of nine children. Wants Passport for Wife. Naturalization papers were required in the case of Soren Kristian Lund, 714 North Sixteenth street, in order that his wife, who is now visiting in Scotland, may get a passport to re- turn to this country. Lund is a por- ter in his brother’s saloon, a Dane by birth and since 1910 a resident of thig country, coming here on the Lusitania, John Divornicki, 4130 N street, tripe man at a South Side packing house, came to the United States from know the difference between a court room and a base ball park, if his an- swers to questions of Examiner Gur- nett may be taken at face value. After much struggling Divornicki explained that the czar of Russia, his former master, does not dictate the laws of the United States. “Who would take President Wil- a South Side packing house. “Bryan,” came back the answer without. hesi- tation. His illusion was rectified. and came to the United States from | Antwerp in 1905. Delay in Final Papers. More than 90 per cent of the for-‘I not taken out their final naturaliza tion papers, according to. Federal Ex- aminer Gurnett. “Nebraska’s laws give aliens the fi?(m of franchise after they have! taken out their first papers and lived in the state six months,” he explained. “Only five states allow foreigners to vote under these conditions, and it will not be many years until this matter is remedied. Good effects of the work of night schools is shown in the majority of examinations. Practically every Russian Jew who| applies for papers has learned the| smattering of the English language | with the three R's in night schools | conducted b{ charitable instivulim\:,! the Young Men's Christian associa- | tion and other organizations. | | connected with those | submarine west bound. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, STREET RAILWAY STRIKE IN NEW YORK NEARS END Matters of Difference Left to Committee of Representa- tives from Company a; from Employes’ AGREEMENT Been Acce N to Labor Controversy. MEN TO GO BACK TO WORK New York, Aug. 7.—After a confer- { ence late today between a committee of four, presenting the New York Railways company and officials of the union, at the office of Mayor Michel, it was announced by Theodore Rous-| seau, secretary to the mayor, that the tentative agreement submitted for the settlement of the strike had been ac- cepted by both sides. President Mahon of the Amal- gamated Association of Street and Electric railway employes, announced at thec lose of the employes’ meeting| that the tentative agreement had been ratified and that the men were ready to go back to work if the agreement was also ratified by the directors of the New York Railways company. Car Magnates Ask Changes in Plan - To End Strike New York, Aug. 7.—George W. W, Hanger of the United States board of mediation and conciliation, announced here today that as a result of a con- ference between representatives of the Switchmen's Union of North America and the railroads, bot, sides had wgreed to settle their differences by arbitration, After confere.ces with representa- | tives* of several of the big eastern railroa’s and the Switchmen's Union of North America, G. W. W. Hanger, of the United States board of media- tion and conciliation, reporteu to headquarters here today that he ex- pected an ‘agreement to be signed be- fore night submitting to arbitration difficulties between the carriers and the union ove. overtime pay and hours | of service. The differences between the switch- men and the railroads are in no way pending be- tween the four railroad brotherhoods of firemen, engineers, conductors and trainmen. The demands, presented last March, are, however, —victually the same as those of the brothers hoods, an eight-hour day and time- and-a-half for overtime. Eastern and middlewest roads are involved. The members of the union number 30,000. The questions at issue will be set- tled by arbitration, Mr. Hunger said, under the Newlands' act, which re- quires a board of six arbitrators, two to be selected by each side and the remainder two. to be chosen by the arbitrators already selected or by the fedral board. Suff Amendment Dropped for This Session by Thomas Washington, Aug. 7.—Senator Thomas of Colorado, chairman of the woman suffrage committee, said to- day he had given up hope of getting a vote on the cuffrage constitutional amendment at this session of con- gress, because it could not be done without precipitating prolonged de- bate. “I recently addressed a letter to h senator,” said Mr. Thomas, asking if he would consent to the taking up of this amendment and sub- mitting it to a vote without argu- ment. The responses I received were about equal in number in consenting and objecting. Consequently I have done nothing further about it.” Six Per Cent Tax On Estates Over Million Proposed Washington, Aug. 7.—An amend- ment to the inheritance section of the pending revenue bill which would levy a tax of 6 per cent on estates aggre- gating $1,000,000 or more, was agreed upon today by democratic members of the senate finance committee. As the section now stands, the pro- posed taxes on other inheritances would be: One per cent on estates not in excess of $50,000; 2 per cent on $50,000 to $150,000; 3 per cent on $150,000 to $250,000; 4 per cent on $250,000 to $450,000, and 5 per cent on $450,000 to $1,000,000. Submarine Sighted 0ff Maine Coast Machies Port, Me., Aug. 7.—Cap- tain Small of the Cross Island Coast Guard station reported this morning that his station had sighted a large Its national- ity could not be determined, but the captain said he had no doubt that it | was an undersea craft. The submarine was coming to the surface when it| was sighted, and after running awash fifteen minutes, again submerged. It was thought that the vessel might be the German submarine Bremen. So far as can be learned there are no United States submarines on the Maine coast. Washington, Aug. 7—Navy officers said today no American submarines | were known to be anywhere in the| vicinity of Cross island. They thought the boat sighed there might be the German merchant submersible Deutschland on its homeward voy- age or its sister ship, the Bremen, bound in for the United States. Both 8ides ' | | | | {DROVE TO SPRINGFIELD | scriptions of offenders that tally with 191 6—TEN PAGES. SING DRAWING WATER FOR UNITED STATES OUTPOST AT POINT ISABEL—The barrels are filled at the water tank on the railroad and then drawn to the men by the mule. This photograph was made at Point Isabel on the Mexican frontier. s | ONE MAN PERFORHS FLORENCE HOLDUP Taxi Driver Who Piloted Bold | Bandit Tells Story of Inci- dent to Police. | The first indication that but one | man negotiated the daylight robbery | of the Farmers State bank at Florence | was learned by the police when Harry Daywalt, a taxi driver, appearcd be- | fore the authorities and told the| story of having piloted the automo-| bile used by the daring robber. Daywalt informed the police he received a call from Fifteenth and Douglas streets. He picked up a \\'ell-appearmg_ young chap, who asked to be driven to Florence. Day- walt did so. i His fare went to the Farmers| bank and told Daywalt to wait. When | the man appeared again he thrust a| revolver in the taxi driver's face and | ordered him to “travel some.” | Following the bandit's directions | Daywalt drove the car around the| north end of town for an hour, after | which he struck off for Springfield, Neb. There the bandit gave the taxi pilot $25 and dismissed him. As to the Florence motorcycle policeman who said he gave chase to the bandit, Daywalt laughed. He said he saw the cop in pursuit and ex- pressed a fear of arrest, but the rob- ber laughed and said, “I shoved a gun under sis nose a minute ago and he's still paralyzed from fright.” Visits Bank Before. Daywalt told Maloney of his trips, interspersed with some of the re- marks of the bandit. He said: | “1 went out to that bank two days ago and saw $2,000, but there were | many punks around for me to glue it,” remarked the thief as he ac-| cepted a cigarette from Daywalt which he had forced the latter to roll for him. “If I had known this is all| they had I'd have taken a crack at that other bank, too. I wouldn't walk across the street for this much jack.” Just before leaving the territory north of Benson the bandit leaned over the edge of the car and nired two shots into the dust. “She's working on two cylinders, anyway,” he laughed, and pushed fresh cartridges in the place of the empty shells. Throughout the drive toward Springfield the fugitive seemed to take delight in informing Daywalt what “a bad guy” he was, “Me and a few pals” took a crack at the hick bank of — some time back, and after we'd given the box five drinks of soup the hicks swooped down on us and we had to fight. I got plugged in the leg, and five years besides. They had me anchored and in stripes the most of the time, but I left in 1903." “Once me and a partner got through with $40,000—that is, I got away, but they clamped him and give him a year for every $1,000 we took.” Knew His Business. Along toward sundown Daywalt said, “Can’t you let me go now? I've been pretty white with you and J want to get back home.” “You're all right, old man, but I've been at this game too long to take any chances. Wait until the sun gets a little lower, then drive slowly to- ward the town and before you i’now it I'll be on my way.” This is exactly what happened, according to the chauffeur, who doesn’t know exactly when his companion left the ma- chine. Daywalt says they left Flor-, ence by the road going west, north of the fort, and zigzagged south and west, avoiding all towns. “How old do you think T am?” put the bandit during the trip. Daywalt replied, “About 26.” *“All wrong, kid; I'm 32, and I'll be 132 by the time the bulls catch sight of me.” That the robber was a stranger in Omaha was indicated by the fact that he not once mentioned the name of any street, and continually asked on what thor- oughfare they were riding. Although the officials of the Florence bank do! not recall the man's presence in their| establishment two days before the robbery, Captain Maloney is ecrtain that he was there. Daywalt spent the morning at headquarters in going carefully over the Rogues’ Gallery, but his search was unsucessful. The police have wired to Chicago for pictures and de- | his_account of the man, The taxi driver came to Omaha im- mediately and notified the authorities. Storm Does Heavy Damages to Stores At Sioux City, Ia. Sioux City, la., Aug. 7.—Thousands of dollars’ damage was done by a severe clectrical and thunder storm which struck this city last night. Small outbuildings were wrecked, plate glass windows wrecked an thousands of trees damaged by the wind Hundreds of wires were broken Breaking of store windows and the consequent fear of looting resulted in the calling out of ail police re- scrves, According to reports the |storm was general. | in attendance. BIG TRACTOR SHOW OPENS AT FREMONT Thousands Witness Opening Exhibition of Giant Steam Horses at Annual Display. HENR FORD BIG ATTRACTION The Fourth Annual National Power Farming Demonstration Fremont yesterday with a large crowd and scores of people motored to Fre- mont to see the giant iron horses which were on display in the tent city. Today the plowing demonstrations begin and everything is in readiness to show the farmers of Nebraska and adjoining the many advantages of power farming. Henry Ford, the king of motor car manufacturers, was the center of at- traction and the huge tent where the Henry Ford & Son tractor is on dis- lay was taxed to capacity all day ong. Mr. Ford seemed very greatly interested in the various makes of tractors and spent the entire day visit- ing from one exhibit to afhother and! making inquiries about the different machines. It was not until nearly 6 o'clock that he and the rest of the Ford party departed for their Fre- mont abode at the George Wolz cam on the Platte river, where they wiFl be entertained through the evening hours to the tune of soft.music fur- nished by an Hawaiian orchestra which came from Detroit with the Ford party. ManKilledin Strike Riot of Mill Workers Worcester, Mass,, Aug. 7.—One man was injured so seriously that he died, and several others were wound- ed during a riot at the mills of the Barre Wool Combing company and the Norway Worsted company this afternoon, when special officers who were guarding the plants fired upon « mob of strikers and sympathizers. The riot developed when an attempt was made to reopen .he mills, where there has been trouble with the Pol- ish employes for three weeks, with Portunguese strike-breakers, It was reported that half a dozen persons were shot, four of them being seri- ously” wounded. One victim of the shooting died as he was being taken to a hospital. Early in the afternoon the rioters were still beyond control. Bomb Exploded Under Big Taxi Garage at Chicago Chicago, Aug. 7.—A . .ies of as- saults on drivers of the Shaw Taxicab company's automobiles, representing efforts to unionize the chauffeurs, ac- cording to- John W. Hertz, manager of the company, culminated today in the explosion of a bomb at the rear of the Shaw company’s building. Al- though 150 autonobiles were in the building, little damage was done to them. Guests in several nearby ho- tels were frightened by the detona- tions Dr. John, Lecturer and Educator, is Dead |} Greencastle, Ind., Aug. 7.—Dr. John P. D. John, aged 73, former president of Depaum university and one of the best known Methodist lecturers and educators in the coun- try, died here today of hardening of the arterics. He had been ill for somoe time. opened at! The weather was ideal | LOAN COMMISSIONER Philadelphia Banker Desig- | nated as Head of New Farm System by President, | BOARD HOLDS MEETING Washington, Aug. 7.—George Nor- ris of Philadelphia was designated by President Wilson today as farm loan commissioner, executive head of the farm loan bank system created by the rural credits act. Mr. Norris is one of the two demo- cratic members ot the farm loan board. His designation as commissioner was prepared for announcement to- day on the first meeting of the board | to organize and discuss preliminary plans for its work. Secretary McAdoo, ex-officio mem- ber of the board, presided over its meetings, as he does over those of the federal reserve board, but the law provides that the member appointed commissioner shall be executive head of the system, Switchmen's Demand For Eight-Hour Day To Be Arbitrated New York, Aug. 7.—The efforts of Mayor Mitchel and of Public Service Commissioner Strauss to_settle the street railway strike in New York failed today. After a protracted meet- ing the directors of the New York Railway company declined at this time to ratify the tentative agree- ment proposed by the two public officials as a basis for a_settlement. A committee of New York Railway company directors, headed by August Belmont, left the meeting to report to Mayor Mitchel. It was said tha the directors desired certain amend- ments to the agreement before giving it their approval. It was believed that the action of the directors would lead to further negotiations with the strike leaders. The striking employes today ratified the tentative agreement proposed by Mayor Mitchel and Public Service Commissioner Straus. In substance the agreement provides, it was learned: First, that the company shall con- cede the men's rignt to organize; sec- ond, the company shall agree to meet and deal with any men whom the em- ployes might select as a committee in_the event of differences arising; third, the questions of wages and hours of labor shall be placed in the hands of committees representing both sides for settlement if possible by August 20; fourth, that if no agreement is reached by August 20 the differences shall be referred to an impartial board of three citizens for {arbitration, Pope Will Protest Deportation of Women and Girls Paris, Aug. 7.—The pope, after a careful study of the protest against the deportation of inhabitants of northern France has decided to make a protest to Germany, according to a news dispatch from Rome received ere. The Ermcst was sent to the pope by the bishop of Lille and the archbishop of Rheims. It is stated that the pope will ask Berlin that at least women and young girls be sent back to their homes and that he will publicly ex- press his reprobation of the action of the German military authorities if his protest is ignored. Child Eabor Lot Would End Police Power of States, Says Overinan Washington, Aug. 7.—An attack on, purpose—its ultimate purpose—is un- the constitutionality of the pending|der the guise of regulating com- child labor bill was made in the sen-|merce, to regulate production in the ate today by Senator Overman of North Carolina, He insisted that the issuc should be submitted to the states as a constitutional amendment. “If this legislation is constitu- tional,” declared the senator, “there will be nothing left of the rights of states, but there will be an absolute absorption of the police powers of the forty-eight sovereign common- wealths, and there will be no barrier in the way of centralization of all power in Washington, to which goal we are now rapid?y drifting. “This bill is not for the purpose of regu'ating child labor, but its main manufactories and mills of the coun- try. It is to put a state under duress and compel it to do that which some states have done in order, as has been stated in this debate, to have uni- formity.” _ Senatér Overman submitted statis- tics designed to shoyv, a beneficial ef- fect upon society of child labor. Rec- ords for 1910, he said, showed that ounly fifteen children in 100,000 be- tween 14 and 16 years of age in North Carolina were committed to jails or work houses as compared with 2/9 .| of the villages of Zvyjin, Kostiniec {in the region of Chaulnes. The French THE WEATHER FAIR LE COPY TWO CENTS. RUSS CAPTURE MORE FORTIFIED GALICIAN TOWNS Petrograd Announces Further | Successes in Drive Along | the Sereth and Graberka Rivers. 'NEAR VERDUN | FIGHTING | 1Pn.ris Report Tells of Repulse of Assauits by Germans at Three Points. | == |GERMANS RETAKE TRENOF Petrograd, Aug. 7.-(Via London.) | —Further successes for the Russians \along the Scteth and Graberka rivers lin northern Galicia south of Brody, | were announced by the war ofice to- day. The Russians captured strong- |1y fortificd positions in the region and Reniuv. French Repulse Germans. Paris, Aug. 7.—The repulse of Ger- man attacks at Thiaumont and in the Vaux and Chapitre woods, in the Ver- dun sector, is announced in the offi- cial statement issued by the French war office this afternoon. q The statement records a vigorous artillery duel north of the Somme and screen fire checked the German at- tack at Thiaumont. In_ the =Vaux- Chapitre woods the Germans pre- ceded thei attack by a heavy bom- barrment, but their efforts to ad- vance were frustrated by the machine gun fire and rifle fire of the French.. Three German aeroplanes are said to have been brought down on the Somme front and two captive bal- loons destroyed. ¥ Germans Retake Trench. Berlin, Aug. 7.—(Via London)— German troops have recaptured por- tions of the trench which had been taken by the British near Poziers, on the Somme front, it was officially an- nounced today by the Germany army headquarters. In the Carpathians, the German statement adds, German troops have ained the Plaik and Deskowata eights on the Cheremoch river, German Counter Attack Fail. London, Aug. 7.—Several small counter attacks by the Germans east of Pozieres last night: were repulsed, the war office announced lm‘h* The Germans are bombarding British posi- tions between the Ancre and the Somme, Train Employes. Will Resubmit Demands to Road New York, Aug. 7.—Tlhe task of ¢counting' the votes of about 400,000 railroad employes on the question of authorizing a general strike in the event that their demands for an eight- hour 'day, and time and a half pay . for overtime are finally denied, was completed just before noon todi{. it was announced at headquarters here of the four railroad brotherhoods. Al- though no official statement could be obtained as to the result, it was learn- ed that the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of a strike. The full returns will be known. at 10 a. m. tomorrow, when the leaders of the men, President Garretson of the Railway Conductors, W. S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers; W. S. Carter, president of the Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and W. G. Lee, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, will resybmit their de- mands to the railroad managers, Mr. Garretson, the official spokes- man of the men, said today that the order for the Fcneral strike would not .be given until all efforts to reach an amicable agreement failed. While re- iterating that the men will not con- sider the railroads’ plan of arbitra- tion under present conditions, he hinted that if a different form of ar- bitration is proposed than under the Newlands act, the men will meet the railroads half way in avoiding a gen« eral strike, . Republican State Committee Will Meet Saturday (From a Staft Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.—(Special.)— Vice Chairman E. D. Beach of ‘the republican state central committee to- day issued a call for a meeting of the committee in this city next Saturday at 2 o'clock to fill the office of chair- man of the committee, made vacant by the resignation of Jesse McNish Saturday, A meeting of the republi- can candidates who'reside in or near Lincoln was held here today, but no matters of great importance were tacken up. Agdain and Again Ever since the first week in March BEE Want Ads have increased by ° more than 1,000 PAID ADS each week. 1195 MORE Paid Want-Ads last in Massachusetts, 199 in Rhod - land and 122 in Missouri, ik week ending 8 5 than - ¥