Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1916, Page 1

Part One NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 10. VOL. XLVI—NO. 2 “. 1 OMAHA, SUNDAY Brotherhoods Call Off Ordered Strike; Eight-Hour Law is Ready for President; ‘. Omaha Restraining Order is Set Aside TRAINMEN CALL OFF RAIL STRIKE SET FOR MONDAY Senate Passes House Eight- Hour Bill Without Amend- ment and the Walkout Order Revoked. : VOTE STANDS 43 TO 28 Measure Goes to White House for President's Signature This Morning, GOES THROUGH UNGHANGED Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 2—An- nouncement was made here - tonight that President Wilson would sign the eight-hour bill passed by congress at 7:30 o’clock. tomorrow morning. Washington, Sept. 2.—The threat of a general railroad strike which has been hanging like a pall over. the country for a month; was lifted tonight. Three hours after the senate.bad passed without ‘amendment / the Adamson eight-hour day bill, passed by the house yesterday, the heads of the four great railroad employes’ brotherhoods telegraphed 600 odd code: messages to their general chair- men in all parts of the country can- celling the strike order issued a week ago to take effect next Monday morn- ing at 7 o'clock. Washington, Sept. 2—An order re- voking_ the call for a country-wide railroad sfrike Monday was sent out by Lbor union officials tonight after congTess had passed the Adamson| eight-hour day bill and sent it to the president for his signature. Washington, Sept. 2—The Adam- son eight-hour day bill, accepted by labor union officials as providing a satisfactory settlement of the de- mands an which they base their order callingeemmation-wide railroad strike for Monday, was passed ‘wnflmut amendnient by the senate tonight and now awaits only President Wilson's signature to make it a law, Revoca- tion of the strike order is expected within ‘a few hours.- x An‘\ amendment by Sefator La Fol- letté to_provide that nothing in. the proposed laws should be construed to repeal or modify the law limiting continuous labor on railroads to six- teen hours was tejected, 44 to 26, Vote on the Bill. The vote on the bill was 43 to 28. Senators Hardwick of Georgia and Clarke of Arkansas were the only democrats voting ' against the . bill and Senator La Follette the only re- publican voting for it. The *railroad brotherhood heads still were undecided after. the vote was taken as to when they would cancel the strike order, but there was said to be a strong possibility that it would be cancelled tonight, despite the: fact that the president had not signed: the bill. Senator Pugh, acting president pro tem of the senate, and Speaker. Clark signed the bill a few minutes after 6 o'clock ‘and it was sent to the. White House, where officials said' it would be held until the president’s return tomorrow ~ morning from Long Branch, He is expected to sign it as soon as'he arrives. The senate rejected the. Under- wood amendment, which ‘would give the Interstate Commerce commissiqn authority to fix the railroad wages and hours of service. The vote was 14 to 57. Senators who voted for the Under- wood amendment are: Democrats — Bankhead, Bryan, Clarke (Arkansas), Hardwick, Lee (Maryland), Newlands, Saulsburg, Smith (Maryland), Thomas, Under- wood and’ Williams—11. Republicans—Gallinger, Norris and Warren—3. - The senate also rejected Senator Newlands’ amendment to make inter- (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) ~ The Weather For Omaha, Councll Bluffs and Vicinity— Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; not much change in temperature. Temperatures at Omaha— 8 =2} o= OO 00N\ W geesemepQ Recoi 916. 1916, 1914, 1913, 63 58 4 11 .00 .00 .00 .06 for today, 70 degrees, Deflciency in precipltation since March 1, .57 inches. Excess corresponding period, inches. Deficlency corresponding period, 4.50 foches. General Weather Conditions, The weather is slightly cooler in the up- per Missour! and upper Mississipp! valleys, and is much cooler in the lake region; else- where no Important change in temperature has occurred within the the last twenty- tour hours. Showers occurred within the jast twenty-four hours in the eastern vtates, lower lake region, the Ohlo, middle Missiesippl and loweér Missouri valleys. No tain Is reported from the Missouri river into , the mountains The outlook is Lowest last nigh Precipitation Normal temper: 1915, 0.19 i, Latest Strike News Brotherhood officials at Wash- ington sent out an order revoking the order for a nation-wide rail- road strike as soon as the senate passed the Adamson bill, The senate passed the eight- hour day bill yesterday evening by a vote of 43 to 28, and the measure was at once taken to the White House, where it will be signed by. the president this morning on his return from Long Branch . Local brotherhood men have made preparations to call off the strike as soon as notified. Injunction suit’ against = the Union Pacific conductors dismissed when count of votes for strike in court reveals more than two-thirds in favor of the move. /| Al roads enteriig Omaha called || off ' their embargoes on. freight carly Saturday in expectation of a revocation of the strike order. RAILROAD HEADS LIFT EMBARGOES Central, Western and South- western Lines Again Begin Receiving Freight. MANAGERS DO NOT MEET Chicago, Sept. 2—Labor leaders of the country abandoned preparations for war today and reverted to those railroad heads announced that em- bargoes placed on shipments as a war measure were rcvol;cfl. In Chicagd the usual meeting of railroad presidents was not held, nor did. the executive committee of the General Managers’ association issue the customary statement. Tt was as- sumed that the Adamson bill would pass the senate tonight, that the’strike order would be recalled, and that trains would run as usual Monday morning, the date set for the walk- out, 3 Trunk Lines Act. Feeling assured that the strike or- der will be cancelled, the foliowing railroads today revoked tl}:ir ember- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chi- cago & Alton, Chicago, Rock Island & P‘ciiicé Chicago & i’lorthwestem, Monon, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Chicago Great Western and the 1lli- nois. Central. The Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy Western railroad heads said that they understood eastern roads” would take similar action in the course of the day. Southern Lines Raise Embargo. . Dallas, Tex., Sept. 2.—Embargoes on all classes of freight were raised today by the following Texas rail- roads: Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf, St. Louis, San Francisco Texas (Frisco), Houston & Texas Central, and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, according to announcement from the several of- fices. Kansas_City, Mo., Sept. 2.-Official orders will go out from the general offices of the Kansas City Southern railway today lifting the freizht em- bargo tomorrow. Rumor of Dissension Amonig the Firemen And Conductors Chicago, Sept. 1,—Reported dissen- sion in union ranks gave officials of the railroad brotherhoods in Chicago considerable anxiety today. T. A. Gregg, vice president of the Order of Railway Conductors, met representatives of conductors on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, who, according to officials of the road, voted yesterday to disregard the strike ~order if it is not rescinded, Newspaper reporters were ordered away from*the conference room. While Mr. Gregg and the conduc- tors discussed the situation, Timothy Shea, vice president of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Firemen and E ginemen, and Jame$ Murdock, vi president of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen, conferred with minor’ officials. 'W. H. Jones, Officer of Pasadena, Cal, Sept. 2—W. H. Jones, vice president and director of the International Haryester company, . | died here late yesterday at his home 3 | after an illness of more than“a year. Mr. Jones was 70 years old and for many years a prominent manufacturer c¢i Chicago. Funeral arrangements were being completed today Mr. Jones was born in Penygroes, Wales, April 28, 1845, and came to the United States when 12 years old. He lived for a time in Columbus, Wis,, and devoted most of his life to the implement manufacturing business e is survived by a widow and one son, Garfield R. Jones, an attorney of Pasadena. Three Nebraskans Are Granted Dcgrees Chicago, Sept. 2.—(Special.)—At the summer convocation of the Uni- versity of Chicago, held yesterday, there were several hundred graduates, including those from Nebraska, to- q.ether with their degrees or titiles he following were granted to Ne- braskans: Auburn, Varro Eugene partly cloudy weather in this vicinity night and Sunday, with not much change temperature. LSH, Moeteorologlst, Tyler (J. D.); Peru, Mamie Russell utz (Ph.B. in Education); York, Guy Thomas Buswell (A.M.). ior peace. ‘From al! over the country |; revoked last night.| Harvester Co., is Dead| T0 STOP STRIE Restraining Order Against the Conductors’ Brotherhood. Is Dissolved ‘-When COount [ of Ballots Is Made. |SLIPS BROUGHT IN COURT | | Attorneys Battle Over Whether | the Ballots Should Be | Counted. Following- a secret count of the strike ballots of Union- Pacific con- ductors by District' Judge| Day and his court stenographer, the announce; ment that the count shows a tatal vote of 361 in favor and 112 against, |and that the percentage in favor of | the: strike is 71.01 as claimed, the re- straining order preventing the con- ductors from striking was dissolved and the cost of the action taxed against Edwin A. Hamilton, the plain- tiff. The temporary order was issued by Judge Sears, but the final hearing was before Judge Day, . For an hour attorneys battled over the question of submitting the secret ballots to the eyes‘of the court, After undergoing an exhaustive examination by Attorney Sullivan for the plaintiff, C. H. Friday of Laramie, Wyo., gen- eral chairman of the committee of adjustment, admitted that he was present at the first count of the bal- lots at New York, that he had ex- pressed the ballots from New York to Laramie and brought them to Omaha in a satchel. He admitted that the package was opened at the Carleton hotel and the ballots were again cqunted Friday night, but he denied knowledge of their where- abouts. * Brings in Ballots. . About that time C. F. McLaughlin of the firemen’s union appeared with a bundle under his arm. s Bermigsion of Attorneys Jefferis and Tunison, acting for the brother- hoods, was given to the court to count the ‘ballots, with the provision, that the names of the signers be kept secret. from - Union Pacific. officials and others interested. Attorney - Sullivan -had- threatened to.call -General . Manager Jeffers_ of the Union Pacific to the witness stand to attack statements of Mr, Friday unless the ballots were admitted for the court count. Mr. Jeffers had said that Friday had told him that but 56 per cent had voted ‘to strike. Affidavits on Count. Three affidavits of those present’in the Bristol hotel at New York when the ballots were counted, submitted in court Saturday when the case was called, caused Attorney Sullivan ‘to declare that if it was shown that the required two-thirds of the con- ductors voted in favor of the strike he was willing to ask his case dis- missed. His action at the afternoon session carried out his promises. The chief contention of Conductor Hamilton in his application asking the Union Pacific conductors restrained from striking was that the two-thirds majority had not been secured, * C. H. Friday and C. S. Hoffman, chairman of the. local: committee on adjustment, were not 'in couyrt at 3 o’clock. Attorneys for the complain- ing conductor insisted that the court demand their presence and a hurry-up call was sent for them.. Mr. Friday's téstimony told ‘of several conferences with General ‘Manager Jeffers of the Union' Pacific and his steadfast re- i fusal to divulge the vote of Union Pa- cific conductors on the strike situa- tion., He admitted informing Mr. Jeffers that the vote of the conductors in the Western association was 85 per cént in favor of the strike. Ex- amination finally disclosed the where- abouts of the strike ballots and they were | produced by *Mr. McLaughlin with the explanation. that conductors were assured their names would be kept secret. Judge Day agreed to withhold their names in making the | count. | _When court adjourntd at § o’clpck | Saturday a room full of ruddyfaced conductors were grasping each other’s | hands. Jefferis for Brotherhood. Bright and early Saturday morning Attorney Jefferis filed three affidavits showing the two-thirds' vote, placed them back in his pocket and when the hearing was called presented them 'in evidence before they had been inspected by Attorney Sullivan, acting for the plaintiff, Conductor Hamilton. Charges by Attorney Sullivan of (Continued on Page Two, Column Five,) Frank H. Hitchock _ Will Make Tour of Western States Chicago, Sept. 2.—Frank H. Hitch- cock, member “of the republican na- tional advisory committee, will leave in a few days for.a trip through the west in the interest of Hughes and Fairbanks. He will visit every state regarded as close or doubtful, or where there is lack of harmony. in the local organization. The states he expects to visit are Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Mon- tana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizéna, Nevada, Oklaho- ma, Colorado and Missouri. ~ MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 71 PER CENT VOTE TO QUIT | 1916—SIX SECTIONS—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. About the Time of Year NOW PROMISE ME, ROGER, You VoW, wilL NOT PLAY ANY OF THOSE ROVGH 1 kwow YoulL BE A GOOD GIRL,GERTIE; MAMA TRUSTS You AS THE TEACHER TELLS YOU, wiLLe o Mgty H il Il I CARTOON IDEA OF BOY VERY MUCH CLEANED UP RUSSIANS ADVANCE "~ TOWARD LEMBERG Petrograd 'omom Report Also Tells of Gains Purther to RorePpmeen MUCH FIGHTING IN FRANOE Petrograd, 6épt, 2++(Via' London.) ~The. néw Rtssian offensive in Ga- licia Bas resulted: in further adyances in ‘thé direction-of Lemberg and far- ther ‘south, fiear the Hungarian fron- tier, the war office announced today. Violent fighting is under way. The Alstrians are" resisting - desperately, but their counter: attacks, the state- ment says, have been 'repulsed every- where, i The. announcentent says: “Northwest. of Kovel ofi the Stok- hod, the enemy résumed the offensive, but was repelled by our infantry, “In the direction of Vladimir-Vo- lynski, near Sheltuvov and Koroyt- niza, fierce fighting continues. “In the direction of Zlochoff and of Halicz ‘our troops, as the result of a battle, advanced and captured several positions, . “Thé enemy, who was compelled to retire westward, is offering stubborn resistance by ‘counter’ attacks. “In the direction of Korosmezo (near the Hungarian frontier) was captured .several heights . south of Voromenka.” Turks in’ Persia, Checked. Washington, Sept. 2—The Russians have driven the Turks out of Sultan- abad, a ‘city nearly 200 miles inside the Persian border, according to a dispatch received in official quarters here. It was.said large Russian en- forcements recently sent into north Persia probably could check the Turk- ish advance on Teheran, the Persian capital, unless unexpectedly large Turkish detachmenfs were sent up from the Bagdad army. Germans Are Repulsed. Paris, Sept. 2—After repeated and violent " attacks lash night the Ger- mans reoccupied part of the trenches recently taken by the French on the Somme front south' of Estrees. In the Champagne, the official announce- ment *says, Russian troops put to flight a German contingent northwest of Aubererive after a spirited engage- ment. ¢ Minor Gains by Britons, London, Sept. 2.—"Last night as | the result of a minor operation,” says the British official statement report- ing the military operations on the Somme front in i’rancr, “we drove the enemy from a portion of a small area intersected with trenches northwest | of Delville wood, which it had recap- tured on Thursday.” French Trenches Taken, Berlin, Sept. 2—(Via London.)— Lively fighting is in progress between the Gerinans ‘and the French and Eritish in the region north and south of the Somme river in France, says the official statement issued today by the German army headquarters staff. The Germans last night recap- tured from the French a trench near Estrees. Mayor Sebastian of Los Ang_.eles‘ Resigns Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 2.—The resignation of Charles E. Sebastian as mayor of Los Angeles was formally | received and accepted- today by the city council -at a special legiclative session called for that purpose. It was said by councilmen that no defin- ite action ag to Sebastian’s successor would be taken for.several days. oAl ) 'EDITORS 10 BRING WIVES T0 MEETING Country Dispensers of News to | Spend Labor Day as .. Guests of Omahd. |BUSY DAY I8 MAPPED OUT Editors and their wives from Towa and Nebraska numbering '~ over 150 have definitely accepted the | invita- tion to be-in. AOmaha | Monday for editors’ day in ‘the metropolis. The bureau of publicity extended the in- vitation, and has worked out the gen- eral scheme of entertainment for the day. During the forenoon they are to as- semble at the Commercial:club. rooms where they are to register. * At noon they are to be entertained at a lunch- eon at the Hotel Rome. At this luncheon they are to be guests“of the Carpenter Paper company, Westetn Newspaper Union, Western Paper company, American Press Associ- ation and Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, éoimly. ’ o to Ball Game, From there they are to be taken on special cars to the base ball park where they will see the:games as the uests of Pa Rourke of Omaha, and r. Hanlon, owner of the Sioux City team. Again on special cars they will be carried to the Hotel Fontenelle where they will have dinner as the guests of the hotel. Special cars again will whirl the men to the Ak-Sar-Ben Den where the initiation will be administered dur- (Continued on Page Three, Column One.) Aviator McMillen 0Of the State Guard Killed in Ka,nsas‘ (From a Btaft Correspondent.) Lincoln, Sept. 2.—(Special gram.)—Major Haysel of the Ne- braska National Guard received a telegram from St. Francis, Kan,, to- night, notifying him of the death there this afternoon of Aviator Ralph McMillen of the Nebraska Guard in a flight at the county fair and asking what disposition to make of the body. No. further details were given. Captain McMillen was the head of the Nebraska Guard aviation corps and. had planned to go to the border, but was not accepted because of p | physical defect, he having been in- Tele- jured in a fall several years ago that crippled him slightly. He made one | flight from Lincoln to Omaha over a | year ago and was planning to make | another one He graduated from the Curtiss Aviation school in New York and had been in the Nebraska Guard two years, His mother lives in Iowa, |Exhibits Arrive For tl}e S_tate Fair (F'rom a Staft Correspondent.) Lincolu, Sept 2.—(Special.)— Fear of a strike that is not to take place | not affected the shipping of exhibits to the state fair and al- ready the places are beginning to fill in good shape, Forty cars of exhibits arrived this | morning and stock pens show that there will be plenty of cattle, hogs | and horses on hand, b | Miss Ruth Law, the woman | aviator, arrived this morning and is | preparing for the week's exhibition, SON, WHEN ! WENT T0 COULEGE REVOLT IN GREECE SPREADS RAPIDLY 50! Rome Report Says Martial Law Has Been Proclaimed At lmnl. Places. |KING 1§ SERIDUSLY ILL Rome, Sept. 2—(Via London,)- Information reached here today that the revolution in Greece is spreading and that nj;nitl law has been pro- tlaimed in Athens, Piragus and ' sev- eral other cities, The uprising is extending in Thes- saly and Epirus, which, together with Greek Macedonia, in which the move- ment was inaugurated, constitute the northern half of Greece. The condition of King Constantine is reported to be very serious. King Constantine has been in ill- health for several mopths, never hav- ing recovered from an operation for pleurisy. There have been no previ- ous indications that the king's condi- | tion was serious. Neutrality Policy Continues. London, Sept. 2.—After an audience lasting two hours on Thursday with King Constantine of Greece, which gave rise to persistent rumors, Pre- mier Zaimis, according to a’dispatch filed at Athens yesterday by the cor- respondent ‘of the Exchange Tele- graph company, said that Greece maintained its policy of friendly neu- trality toward ' the entente powers while' awaiting events, Peculiar Note to Belligerents. The Greek government has sent a note to the'belligerent powers, says a dispatch from Athens, dated Fri- day, to the Exchange Telegraph company asking them “during mili- tary operations in Greek territory as well as in the event of a siege bom- bardment to preserve the ancient monuments and other national treas- ures.” As the ancient monuments and treasures of Greece are situated prin- cipally in Athens the note has given rise to some comment in the Greek capital. Defense Committee Organized. Paris, Sept. 2—The committee of national defense organized in Mace- donia is composed of Lieutenant Colonel Zimbrakakis, Lieutenant Colonel Mexarakes and M. Argyro- paulia, the latter prefect of Salon- 1ki, says a Havas dispatch from Sa- loniki, dated yesterday. The appeal issued by this committee to the peo- ple and the army urges them to “drive the oppressor from Greek 80il.” The recruiting of volunteers was urged and large meétings are being organized, Popular sentiment in Greece has been profoundly stirred by the aban- donment without combat of the Greek forts in eastern Macedonia and has been raised to the highest pitch by Roumania’s entry into the war, says the dispatch. Pershing Inspects Troops at Columbus Columbus,, N. M., Sept. 2.—General J. J. Pershing, commander of the American punjtive expedition, ar- rived here tonight from field head- quarters in Mexico to review the regulars statoned at thie point and to ihspect the new camp site of the Massachusetts National Guard. While enroute here he inspected troops at Ojo Federico and Vado Fusilas. The general expects to re- main at Columbus about four days. THE . WEATHER CLOUDY SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. WILSON ISSUES - HOT DEFIANGE 0 HYPHENATES | President, in 8peech, Accepting ‘ Nomination, Says Neither Seeks Favor or Fears | Displeasure. \ {THIS BRINGS APPLAUSE ;Ten Thousand Persons Present to Listen to His Address f of Acceptance. \JAMES HEADS COMMITTEE Long Branch, N. J, Sept. 2.— | President Wilson, in his speech here today formally accepting the demo- cratic . nomination for president, hurled defiance at the “hyphenates.” He declared: “I neither seek the favor nor fear the displeasure of that small alien clement amongst us which ‘pulu loyalty to any foreign power before loyalty to the United States,” The enthusiasm of his hearers broke loose. Many leaped to their feet and waved their hats. The president’s statement that the democratic party had nearly carried out the platform of the progressive | party, as well as its own, was greeted with laughter and applause. The president was reading his ad- dress from a sheaf of manuscript. His voice did not reach all the crowd, but grew louder as he continued. President Wilson rose early and spent the forenoon shaking hands with party leaders and renewing friendships with New Jersey members of his party. The ‘president’s magnificent white summer home, surrounded by sixty acres of lawn, presented a beautiful picture ‘as the arrangements for the ceremony were completed. The house . was literally covered with American flags and bunting and from the tall flag pole floated the flag of the president of the United State Chairs to accommodate 5,000 person: were grouped in a semi-circle about the house and there was room for X more within. hearing distance’ of ‘the president’s voice. i Members of the ‘notification o mittee, headed by Senator James of‘ Kentucky, arrived from New. York| SMI morning, and members of emocratic - national committee - friends of President Wilson arrived ' on every. train. L The president was in communicas tion with the ‘White House and | t informed of every devel in 'cnnfireu and receved word that the strike legislation was practically.cer tain ,of passage, several democratic| senators .teI graphing “Him \that the senate would ‘adopt the legislation this ‘afternoon. A The president took an carly morne : i‘v walk about the estate with ilson. At 1 d'clock he en at luncheon 200 democratic from different parts of the country, lour of this section.) Pontiff Protests Against Seizure of Palace of Venice ‘Berlin Sept. 2—(By Wireless to Slyville.s— 'ope Benedict, according to the Vossische Zeitung, talian government of the ancient pal-| ace of the republic of Venice, the Palazzo di Venezia, in Rome. The g{llnce was being used by the Austroe ungarian ;ambassador accredited to the Holy See. ! A decree issued by the Italian ernment on August 27 said the palace was confiscated as a measure of re- prisal for “abominable violations of in~ ternational law and devastation of monuments and buildings in * Venice without any military motives.” The: palace was given by Pope Cle~ ment VIII to Venice and remained in ossession of the republic until its all, when it passed to the emperor of Austria. Four Thousand Men | In Electrical Plant Drop Their Tools Pittsfield, Mass.,, Sept. 2.—About 4,000 employes of the General Elec~ tric plant dropped their tools and left the plant on a strike at 9 o'clock this morning as an action of protest against conditions at the plant. The strikers marched through the prin- cipal streets of the city to the city common, where a mass meeting was addressed by international officers./ Conclusive Evidence of the great popularity of Bee Want-Ads is shown in the wonderful record of increase they are making every week. PAID WANT -ADS Last week than the same period a year ago. { eadera| W L T has for: grotoned against the aé'iz:r'a by%’o” il 1369 More