Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1916, Page 2

FEAR OF WALKOUT PASSED IN OMAHA| All Roads Lift Embargo and Business is Put on a Normal Basis. FREIGHT HOUSES EMPTIED All fears of a strike being inaugur- ated by the trainmen next Monday morning have vanished, Acting on the assumption that the bill passed by the house and then in the senate woulds be passed by that body and signed by President Wilson, and that the strike order will be recalled, the Jocal roads have all raised the freight ‘embargoes and trains are again mov- ing as usual. All classifications - of freight are being handled in and out of Omaha, and ‘by the first of next week it is predicted that business will be back at normal, The Burlington was the first to raise the embargo, the order ing gone out Friday night, almost immediately after the bill had passed the house. short time later the Northwestern sued its orders, and . yesterday at the qqeningnf business, the Milwau- + kee,” {llinots. Central, ! | Missouri, Pacific. came along . with theirs. ” Conference at Union Pacific. The Union_ Pacific held off until { nearly noon before it came across . with "its' order [lifting the embargo. ‘ Conferences were held between the ! executive, legal, operating and traffic cepartments all morning, but just what turn the discussions took, was ' not given out. Upon the adjournment " of the conference, word was passed out that there had been ordered a " complete lifting of ‘the embargo and that ' traffic had been ordered re- the entire system. 0ad officials do not out- icy that is to be pursued, . they express the b‘mmion that the pas- ‘sage of the by the senate 1 afford only a mnporlrfir relief of the present situation. They admit that 3 test case will be brought in federal court to determine the legality of the measure and. that if it should be adjudged faulty, the strike situa- tion will have to be gone through with again. Class Legislation., w to this time none of the rail- lawyers will express opinions as to just where the law is faulty and - weak; they assert that it is class | islation in this res that it' fixes the ‘!;mm od labor o:“onl: ‘class of mployes and ignores ull ohers. ound the freight yards and houses had ‘the appearances of a e men were there, but nothing for' them to do. ?h possibilitv of a strike, and fizuyn ht, the railroads d d _destination all the t had ‘" accumulated none being rectived: As or the first of the izeg abash and | s d | bill as, Tead 1w the streets of Omaha, the question: stantly asked. A Visiting Nurse is a graduate Visiting Nurse association, to give THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMfiER 3, 1916, What Is a Visiting Nurse? Familiar as the appearance of the Visiting Nurse has become about “What is a Visiting Nurse?” is con- Registered Nurse, employed by the to the poor and those of moderate means the best home nursing possible, always under the direction of a physician, They respond to all calls irrespective of color, race or creed. As this age is fast becoming an age of prevention, the Visiting Nurse finds that hef greates twork lies along the line of prevention, i. e, to teach “how” and “why.” She teaches patiently and untiringly the laws of sanitation and hy{iene, together in the home is one o with her nursing care. Every visit demonstration and instruction, as some one in the home must be taught how to care for hte patient during the nurse’s absence, or until she makes her next call, The Visiting Nurse, in her blue uniform, represents a staff of skilled public health nurses, co-operating with every charitable organization in the cit and every state institution. They represent the very highest type of womanhood, and their willingness an kindness, together with their skilled work, has won them thousands of friends among the poor of Omaha, find themselves with a lot of extra men on their hands. For several days the Omaha roads have been hiring and bringing in large numbers of engine and other classes of railroad men, Had the strike oc- curred, they were to have reported for duty Monday morning for assign- ment to their positions. To the rail- road officials they were designated as trainmen, but to the public,they were known as strikebreakers, It 1s esti- mated that there are at’l this time ething like 1,000 of these men in the city, quartered around at the cheaper hotels and boarding houses. From whence came the!so-called strikebreakers, no. one kngws aside from ‘the 'railroad officials, but it is asserted that the majority of them came from Chicago and farther east. During one day this week, 200, of them arrived on trains from Chicago. With the possibility of a strike out of the way, the men brought in to act as, strikebreakers will remain in the city until after Monday and then they will be sent back to points from which they came. The raising of the embargo on freight, automatically raised the em- bargo on passenger business, and now, on all of the lines, ticket purchasers are routed ‘to such destinations as they desire and without their tickets reading, “subject to delay,” as they have read ever since early in the week. TRAINMEN CALL OFF RAIL STRIKE - SET FOR MONDAY (Continued from Page One.) ference with the operations of trains a misdemeanor. . The enactment into law of enough of President Wilson’s program to prevent the railway strike seemed as- uare dochk'n ::‘he senate rnmhmt{lud fi! 0’ with a ram which calls :‘ vote liol nm"r‘&'.n 6 g«;loclfx lhr evening. It was ef of ad- miflhtr‘nfion leaders t ltbt}u d‘:mnon terda by son and. lorusally. scoepted by the | ers a3 3 | would ly senate, thus obvi; * | pell _were enormous all el overflowing, oal situation was o'm bad, y 3!“ was, a good stock of coal ont hand, with the large number of the con- !‘Illnd. The railroads during . rushed in coal as fast as Id’ get it from the mines, strike practically out of WW »%olu state fair at| 0 be up to expectations.’ ng on this theory, beginning next d during v%a rate thi(ty-nf::‘:;'ec‘ll:“uln: In and from out in the state, Strikebreakers Here. he Omaha roads, with th exception of the 'Rock" h llllll; Missouri_Pacific, now that ke prospects have faded away, the way by ference to recondile ‘ fected bill er. ?uln d the, eral country's t, ! o'clock Monday morning: . » - . The first ?mudmut proposed to- rom Senator : Shafroth, democrat. He p to fix Sen- ator Underwood’'s amendment em- powering the Interstate Commerce commission ‘to make ‘wage schedules so that noemploye would be com- led to work for the rate pre- scribed. 3 ' : ‘Senator 'Hu{lvdek. democrat, de- claring congress was being held up bg' the railroad employes, spoke for the adoption 7 of the ‘Underwood amendment; - s & “We will not i eal up to what is required of us,” he said, nless we 1not only bridge over this crisis but also provide that there never can arise in this. countty. an opportunity for any man or set of men, railroad managers or workers to seize this ment by the throat as $eing done.” Senator Thomas also pr::ond an amendment to make it a misdemeanor for any person to delay or obstruct the ration of trains, punishable a fine of not more than or imprisonment for not more than one year or both. Petty Political Bargain. Senator Sherman, re‘ublun. ‘as- sailed the efforts of the brotherhoods and of other labor organizations to prevent a compulsory arbitration law. “It is the senate that is to be put under involuntary servitude,” said. he. “I have been sought to be put under involuntary servitude. If legislation has fallen to so low a degree, if we are ready so servilely to abandon our We Please You or Rofund Your Money McKENNEY SAYS: duty, then American politics have reached the point where the few and not the many govern.” Senator Sherman charged President Wilson with making “a petty politi- gain on the eve of election. ators McCumber and Brande- gee, republicans, both opposed the pending bill, Senator Husting of Wisconsin in- sisted that congress should do some- thing to avert the country’s being con- fronted with the same crisis again as soon - as ‘the proposed investigating committee has made its report. Senator Stirling of South Dakota opposed the bill, declaring he would not submit to congress being ‘“dra- gooned.” The pending legislation he characterized as “a price of perfidious peace.” When the house convened, demo- cratic leaders had arranged a ‘pro- gram to insure final disposition of the cight-hour railroad bill by tonight, if the senate acts, i / “We are first taking up some pri- vate bills, and will then recess until we get the eight-hour bill back from the senate,” said Democratic Leader Kitchen, Newlands Offers Amendment. Senator Newlands offered an amendment to make it a misdemean- or for any person to interfere with the operation of trains, punishable by a fine not to exceed $100 or im- prisonment not to exceed six months or both, This, he said, followed ex- actly existing laws relating to inter- fering with transportation of the mails, Senator Weeks said the brother- hood men had put congress in the position of “stand and deliver” He said he believed that a majority of the trainmen do not want a strike, and that if it were called it would last but a few days. “If congress accedes to this de- mand,” he added, “it is in an end tem- porarily, at least, to representative government, { Senator Reed denied congress was showing cowardice in passing the measure. He said the bill was de- signed to meet an emergency; that the brotherhood leaders were not ‘at- tempting to force congress to legis- late, and that there were many sena- tors opposing the bill, who would not dare vote agamnst it unless_they felt sure it would have enough votes to pass without theirs. Humbug, Says Kenyon. “I find myself ifi the position where {s;vog support the hllll" said Sena- or Kenyon of fowa. °I think the Underwood ' amendment would de- - | stroy union labor and I do not be- lieve it should be destroyed. “I am_opposed to this bill because it is a humbug,” said Senator Ken- yon, “The men will find themselves after nine months just where they were before with a strike on their hands. Furthermore I am opposed to the bill because congress is abdi- cating its right to reasonable judg- ment and mediation.” Deaconess Institute to Celebrate Anniversary The Immanuel Deaconess institute, Thirty-fourth and Meredith avenues, will celebrate its twenty-fifth anni- versary with a program starting to- day and comin\qng until Tuesday eve- """fl; ¢ e program for the three days is as follows: SUNDAY. 10:30—A. M.~—Communion morning serv loes in ohapsl § P M.~ houes. § P. M.—8ervices In Immannel Lutheran ohurch, filnlu-lloul Cass streets. - MONDAY. i P““lL—Auul meeting of Deaconess as- . M.—8upper served In motherhouss, A P. M.—Consecration of deaconesses in chapel. TURESDAY. 9:30 A. M.—Annual meeting of board of rectors. § P. M ~Thanksgiving and prayer in chapel. v 1 at deaconess mother- Thé House German Veterans Are ' In Session at Lincoln Between 150 and 200 members of ;lhe Deutsche Kriegerbund society of Omaha will be in Lincoln today and tomorrow for thé annual conven- tion of the western division of the order, which includes representatives from Towa, South Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska, Omaha is the mast important cen- ter of the German veterans in this dis- trict, Ernest Koenig and George Hoffman, Omaha men, are president and vice president, respectively, of the order. The convention, which started yesterday, will be in session most of today. 4 Several Omaha members had in- tended to make the trip to Lincoln in automobiles, but on account of the muddy condition of the roads most of them have abandoned the idea and will go by train. Hibernians to Hold Convention Today The state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will be in ses- sion this afternoon and evening in the ratgkeller of the Henshaw hotel. Delegates reprel?{tin‘ six county orgdnizations in Nebraska will be here. Following the business meet- ing there will be a banquet, with ad- dresses. by John .Rush, M. A. Shine of Plattsmouth, state president; Mrs, Mary Rafferty, president of the ladiés’ auxiliary,tand John Keane, president of the Douglas county lodge. P. C. Heaffy, chairman of the com- mittee on arrangements, expects that about thirty-five delegates will attend the meeting and that at least as many more will be at the banquet in the evening./ Congressman Stephens Returns to Washington (From & Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 2. — (Special Telegram., —('fonlreumn Sloan’ was paired with Representative Dan Ste- ghenl of the Third district of Ne- raska on yesterday’s vote on the cight-hour basis day for railway em- filoyel. Members of the four brother- oods were surprised to see Mr, Stephens appear on the floor of the house this morning. Mr. Stephens had endeavored to reach Washington in time to vote on the emergency railway legislation, but was doomed to defeat, He will remain here until adjournment. ! r. ‘Sloan, pairing with his fellow Nebraskan, said today he would have voted against the bill if he had been permitted. He characterized the posi- tion taken by President Wilson on the threatened strike as the greatest bluff that had ever been put over on an American congress. “In my opinion,” said Mr. Sloan, “Wilson has finished himself with his own pile driver.” g R Representative Reavis, believin that congress will adjourn next wee and no legislation of any gredt move- ment is pending, feels that he can with entire propriety leave for Falls City on Monday. He will arrange for a pair with Mr. Lobeck on all party matters, Automobile Industry . T :I'akes a Big In:petus Staft cm-geun Lincoln, - Sept. 2.—(Special.)—Ne- braska's bumper wheat crop.and the bright prospects for a heavy yield of corn added an impetus to the automo- bile business during the month of August, as is shown by the records'in the office of Secrew of State Pool. During August 6, automobile li- censes were issued and 159 motorcy- cles were licensed. A total’ of 93,306 automobile num- bers have been issued during 1916, but 447 of these plates were given out to replace lost numbers, and after, de- ducting the lost numbers from the total issued, the secretary finds that there were 92,859 automobiles in, eration ‘in the state on August This shows a Tli.n of 33919 over the entiae.ygnr of 1915. 7 4 The total number of motorcycles registered up to. August 31 was 3,568, The cost of operating the automobile depn%& for.the month of August was $1,226,69. o] ROSENBLATT SEI 1S QUALITY COA AT CUT PRICES Q00 H Pt ON UL ANTE PROME RY TEL.DOUG.53 \ of rvMehagh » Fashion Show With \ My. Ora Cne to Lecture at the Brandeis Theatre Sept. 6th and 7th Afternoons and Evenings MEN ARE ALL READY T0 CALL OFF STRIKE Brotherhood Leaders Prepare| To Notify Men When Eight- Hour Law is Passed. PLEASED AT THE OUTLOOK “If we should receive word from feadquarters to cancel the strike or- der,” said Charles Bogue, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Trainmen of the Union Pacific, “we can stay up all night if necessary sending out wires to all the men on the road to call the strike off. “Yes, we are in good shape to han- dle that situation, if they give us any kind of a show at all. Of course, we will ‘not do a thing until we get or- ders from headquartess of the broth- erhoods. But we have things in such shape that we can reach the men, although it will probably mean work- ing all night ‘to do it.” “Judging from newspaper reports this morning, the - situation looks rather favorable for averting a strike,” observed D. W. Smith, gen- eral chairman of the' Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers of the Union Pacific lines. “From the published reports it seems likely that the senate will pass the eight-hour law some time today. “Yes, I should like to see it settled, for no one would hate to see a strike any more than I, although I say now,.as I have said before, that I do not fear a strike so far as the con- tentions of the men are concerned. Their contentions are just. “I note that a number of the rail- roads have lifted the embargo, which would seem to indicate that they feel fairly confident that the matter will be settled without a strike.” Mr. Smith would not comment on the constitutionality of the Adamson eight-hour bill, nor would he express an -opinion as to whethe. the rail- roads would be likely to carry it to the supreme court. “Anything I could say on that would be merely a personal opinion,” he said, “and 1 cannot speak for what the railroads would do in the matter.” NO COURT ORDER WILL BE ISSUED T0 STOP STRIKE (Continued from Page One.) attempts to secure “snap judgment” and the request for a delay until Tuesday, the day after the date set for the calling of the strike, brought about a compromise on a delay of five hours in.which to consider the attacks of attorneys for the brother- hood. “If the brotherhood sholws that our allegation that two-thirds of the members on the Union Pacific voted against. the strike is incorrect, then we have no case and are willing to quit,” said Judge Sullivan. “If we have been misled in our information we' will start an investigation. As far as I know our information came from reliable sources.” Points emphasized by Jefferis: and Tunison in attacking the application of Conductor Hamilton follow: The allegations of Conductor Hamilton's petition are untrue in that over two-thirds Save /3 on The Vacuum Furnace UHW-'II With No heat wasted in basement or part!- tions. No ocutting of ‘valls or weakening of construction. A sgving in first cost because of no pipes and simple installation. No pipes to clutter your basement. 4s llegally called all the plaintiff has to |Order of Rallway Conductors would have of the membership of the order on the Union Pacific voted in favor of the strike. The total membership is 506; total vote in favor of —strike was 361; total vote agalnst strike was 112; per cent of total 4 membership voting in favor of strike was| United States as expressed In the GClayion 70.01; per cent of those. actually voting in|act for @ court to interfere by injunction faver of strike was 76.03. to prevent strikes or to attempt to regu- The _ petition: of plaintift {s without |late the internal affairs of labor unions equity. It shows no irreparable injury | -~The plaintif has an adequate remedy in. threatened to the plaintiff. If the strike side the order for any alleged complaing | he may have regarding the legality of the | Wtrike “arder: LT B Bee Want Ads Produce Results. no right to expel him for refusal to obey an lllegak- -order. Theretore, -the plaintift fs in no danger at this time from either the rallroad or the order. 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