Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 6, 1916, Page 2

RAILROADS SLOWLY SOLVE CAR PROBLEM Full Freight Houses Block At-| tempts to Free Shipments From Delay. LABOR SHORTAGE HINDERS| Congestion in the local freight | yards is only now being somewhat relieved, after some weeks of a hope- less piling up of business. This relief is the first sign that the car shortage situation is actually clearing up a little. Up to a few days ago one road alone had 100 cars in the yards to be unloaded: and could not handle them because the freight house was full. Because the car shortage rumor was in the air, any cars available were always loaded to the roof, and this was what brought about the conges- tion of the freight houses. Lack Workmen, Outgoing merchandise suffered sim- ilar delays. This was partly due to shortage of cars and partly to short- . age of labor, as many men at this . season of the year when work is abundant on the farms and in other localities, will not work for the wages paid at the freight houses. Some of { the roads pay their freight handlers on a tonnage basis. This means that when they are handling light material, which does not run into tons very | fast, they make very small wages. i Jobbers Unload. { When the congestion of incoming oods was at its height, some of the fi)cal wholesalers and retailers, who had goods in the cars on the tracks, were allowed to go to the yards and unload the cars themselves, drawing the goods directly to the stores in- s(euf of waiting until it could be handled through the freight house in the regular way. ! Individual complaints of the job- bers and retailers were usually ans- wered in this way, by switching the car to a convenient siding, opening % the door, and letting the complainant unload his own _goods. Inquire Into Shortage. Louisville, Ky, Nov. 4.—Proposals that for the immediate relief of the country-wide railroad car shortage the Interstate Commerce commission PR S S W call a conference of the executive| W, heads of the railway companies of the east, south and west, were com- municated late today to Commission- er C. C. McChord, who has been presiding over the informal inquiry held here. The communication was formu- lated at a conference of railroad rep- resentatives as a result of a sugges- tion by Commissioner McChord that they endeavor to agree among them- selves regarding car giltflhnfion ' which would tend to speedily improve + conditions. © As an outgrowth of the informal . inquiry, whic{manded late today, the Interstate Commerce commission, on . McChord’s recommendation, has or- _ dered a formal investigation of the situation, to bey ‘ednesday in Louisville. It will cover the .“”l’f exchange, interchange and return o! freight cars, together with all prac- tices and regulations relating thereto, ' INTEREST KEEN IN ELECTION AT | district. In $18,000 in judgments which stamli} against him in district court. Some | of his friends have been importuning him to answer these charges and clear his record if he can, but up to the hour he has ignored the matter, That Mr. Baker stands to win the election is the prediction sustained even bq voters who were ofr Con- gressman Lobeck tow years ago. Legislative Ticket. Under the heading of “legislative ticket,” on the ballot, Douglas county voters will select five senators and twelve state representatives for this this connection it is noted that the republican nominees subscribed their names to a declara- tion of principles, enumerating some of the progressive measures they will work for. No such declaration| whatever has been made by the demo- cratic nominees. Another feature in connection with the legislative ticket is the fact that the democrats have made an open bid for the wet vote, the workers having been instructed to pursue such a course. The county democracy has openly made all sorts of bargains in exchange for their support of the “wet” program. Any- thing to get itno office, is their cam- paign cry. The socialists also have a complete legislative ticket. The republicans offer a strong county ticket. Frank Dewey, up for re-election, has had experience in the office of county clerk since 1897 and presents a better claim than Charles E. Kelpin, democratic nominee. Rob- ert Smith, present clerk of the dis- trict court, 1s opposed by C. P. Mori- arty. Emmet G, Solomon, present deputy treasurer, is opposed by the republican nominee for treasurer to succeed W. G. Ure. Mr. Solomon seems to have a walk-away against M. L. Endres, democratic nominee, who lost out in a former race for this office. According to the best signs, W. A, Yoder will serve another term as county superintendent, a position with which he has identified himself for a long time, The race for sheriff has been hotly contested, with Michael L. Clark, re- publican nominee, coming down the stretch like a sure winner, against F. J. McShane, jr., present sheriff of jail-feeding predilections. By similar tokens the political handwriting in- dicates electon of Henry C. Murphy for county attorney, against George A. Magney, whom many believe has had the office long enough. Louis E. Adams is the nominee of republic- ans, democrats and progressives and will be re-elected as county surveyor, i ('i Shriver, repblican ngminee for county assessor, is opposed by Jerr M. nyt erald. Will . Johnl’c'mJ lm}‘l' Richard S. Horton are reépublican and democratic nominees, respectively, for office of public defender. County commissioners will be elected for the Third and Fifth dis- tricts. The three holdover commis- sioners are two republicans and one democrat and the republicans must elect one or both of their nominees to remain in control. A. C, Harte is the republican nominee for the Third district and Frank C. Best for the Fifth district, Two Police Judges, Two police judges and one justice of the peace will be elected, * these nominees being shown on the ballot under caption of “Precinct ticket.” One police judge will serve in Omaha roper and the ggns in, the, South ide. Charles E. Foster and Harvey W. Reed are practically assured of re- election. H. H. Claiborne has little| opposition of election as justice of the peace. On a separate ballot the non- partisan judiciary candidates will ap- ‘POLLS TUESDAY (Continued ¥rom Page One.) SRR e stog indicated as national, state, congres- sional, legislative, county and precinct, in the order named. ; Three small ballots bear nonparti« san candidates for chief justice of su- preme bench, associate justices of su- e bench, judges of district cour ourth district; county judge, an: nicipal court judges; members of oard of Education and directors of Omaha Metropolitan Water district. A total of 221 names appear on the ballots. An X in the republican circle near the top of the large ballot obyi- ates necessity of making fifty-two in- dividual marks. g 1121 The republican &r.mdenml electors ‘are: Fred H. Rihards, Harr Byrne, Edward W. Miskell, N. P. George F. Wolz, Thomas _E. Williams, oémn“ T. Johnson and Thomas “L. Carroll. Senatorial Contest Hotly Debated, The secod group of the national , ticket shows the nominces for United | States senate. The contest between " Senator “Hitchcock and John L, Ken- - nedy has added zest to the campaign, the present odds largely favoirng Mr. Kennedy. This contest has had attention throughout the country and it is no secret within democratic inner i circles that Senator Hitchcock has been under fire of the most withering kind. Senator Hitchcock’s effort to attach himself to the administration after his record of opposition on vari- ous measures, has kept him very busy, i He has failed to declare himself *. openly either for wet or dry, thereby relying on the wet vote and has ' truckled in other %ulflfl‘l for vote- getting purposes. The recent expose of an eleventh-hour attempt to catch the Swedish-American vote has given senator another setback and nated even the few Swedish citi- ?l who might have voted for him. { Mr. Kennedy. has made a vigorous | and clean campaign, covering the wholé state. Sutton Leads. “The big fight on the state ticket twen Abraham L. Sutton and Neville, republican and demo- bernatorial nominees, re- . Swanson, ‘?tivc ly. Those competent to judge ofa political situation predict the elec- on of Judge Sutton with the rest the republican state ticket. Another feature of the local cam- 3 Elizn has been the fight of Ben S. ~ \Baker to dislodge Congresman Lo- “beck. Mr. Lobeck has been charged by former friends with : | usual position of having no opposition car. Andrew M. Morrisey and Jacob ‘awcett are contestants for chief jus- | e court. It is well tice Morrisey i machine being built by Arthur Mullen, while Jacob Fawcett is in the race without l_n{ “entangling alliances,” which might call for explanation in the future. Seven District Judges. There are fourteen candidates for seven judgeships of the district court, Fourth district. The present incum- bents are in the field, Arthur C. Wakeley having been apopinted to fill the unexpired term caused by the death of Judge English. Outside of the seven judges now on the bench, Charles T. Dickinson appears to be the strongest candidate. Bryce Crawford occupies the un- in his quest for re-election as county judge, Three municipal court judges will be elected out of a field of six candi- dates, Robert W, Patrick, one of the present judges of the court, secks re- election. For School Board. The Board of Education fight has yielded some food for thought, Eight members will be elected, instead of four, as_usually is the case. W. A.| Foster, Dr. E. Holovtchiner and R, F. Williams, members of the present board, seem to be assured of re-elec- tion. William E. Reed and C. V. War. field, also of the present board, are out for re-election, All schoo!l board candidates were filed by petition. There are nineteen in the race for eight places, Among the slates being promulgated are “Citizens’ ticket,” and “The Improvement club ticket.” One of the small ballots will con- tain names of three aspirants for lac? on the Metropolitan Water oard. R P U T T T TYPEWRITERS FOR RENT Every Kind—Prices Very Low H § E Over five hundred machines to sselect from. Rent applied ond gpurchne. L] H Central Typewrit ; Exchange, Inc. & 1908 Farnam St. Phone Douglas 4121, THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, |Cowhoys Defeat Villa Bandits Field Headquarters, Mexico, Nov. Babicora ranch, operating with home guards e CAMPAIGN ISSUES [N WIDWEST STATES (Continued From Page One.) third authorizing legislature to pen- sion the blind, The prohibition cam- paign was quiet, although the pro- posed amendment would prohibit all manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor in the state. In Kansas the part women have played in the campaign formed one of its marked characteristics, this be- ing the first year women have been able to vote for president, Five women are candidates for state offi- ces and two for the legislature. Dr. Eva Harding of Topeka, who was de- feated on the democratic ticket for the democratic_nomination for con- gress by Rev. H. J. Corwine of To- peka in the August primary, as a candidate for congress on an inde- endent ticket. Ethel Whitehead of awrence is socialist candidate for lieutenant governor; Margaret Gran- dle of Pittsburgh is socialist candi- date for secretary of state, and Mary Sibbitt of Wichita is prohibition can- didate for the same office. Ida Be- loof of Winfield is candidate for superintendent of public instruction on the socialist ticket. The two women candidates for the legislature are Mrs. Harvey Kinzie of Hiawatha (democrat) and Ella Baldwin (so- cialist) of Kansas City. Eight Issues In Minnesota, Eight proposed constitutional amendments will be voted on in Min- nesota. Nine congressmen are seek- ing re-election, the warmest contest being between three candidates in the new Tenth district—Thomas D. Schalk, elected on the progressive ticket two years ago, and again a candidate on that ticket; Lowell E, Jepson, republican, and Neil M. Cronin, democrat. The constitutional proposed are: 1. Amendment to the state land section, authorizing $260,000 of the permanent school fund to be set aside as a revolving fund to make improvements o te land. 2. Permitting loans from the state school fund on farm lands up to 30 per cent of the land's value, 3. Authorizing the state to dispose of minerals under lukebeds and turn the pro- ceeds Into a permanent good roads fund, Adding two associate justices to the supreme court. 6. Authorizing the governor to cut down items of appropriation bills. 6. Permitting condemnation of private property for dralnage operations. 7. The initiative and referendum amend- !T,'..".') (submitted to the voters for the third 8. Extending terms of probate judges from two to four years. Quiet Campaign In Wisconsin. The election campaign in Wiscon- sin has probably been the quietest in many years. Considerable interest centers in the election of United States senator, to succeed Robert M. LaFollette. Senator LaFollette, re- publican, and William F. Wolfe, democrat, the leading nominees, made a thorough canvass of the state, as did also Governor E. L. Phillip and his democratic opponent, Burt Wil- liams. The factional differences between the two republican wings, those known as the progressive or LaFol- lette faction and the conservatives, headed by Governor Philipp, seem to have been bridged over and all re- publican speakers are = advocating election of the eomgleti republican ticket, made up of both LaFollette and Philipp nominees. Differences in the democratic camp, which arose over the wrestin, of control from Judge John G. Karef candidate for governor two years ago, seem to be smoothed out. School of Journalism amendments For University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Nov. 5.—(Special.)—A school of journalism for the Univer- sity of Nebraska was urged by Henry J. Allen, editor of the Wichita, Bea- con in an address to the hundred and more journalism students in Prof. M. M. Fogg's course in news writing (which has three times the member- ship it had last semester.) “I am a very great friend of the proposition of college journalistic | § ! schools,” he said, because in my ex- perience (twenty years in metropoli- tan and country journalism) as a pub- lisher T have found nothing so badly needed as trained intelligence.” Mr. Allen helped establish the school of journalism at Kansas uni- versity, housed in a separate building, and - with a half dozen professors, which is doing great service for the university’s welfare and which is raisipg the editorial and business stan- dards of the Kansas press. The editor, in Mr. Allen’s opinion, exercises an influence—or should do so—greater than either the teacher or the minister, and a state university should do its part in training him. 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