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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1906)
TllK OMAHA. DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1906. QUINBY OBJECTS TO BIDS Bmtll?riatr Thinks City's Htthodt in 1st lair to All. SAYS REAL COMPETITION IS STRANGLED ! Considering Plan of Appeal. . 'a to the) Cennrlt for Re. fi from 'What II Tvraaa Grievance. L. 3. Quinby, a member of one of the two mall printing firm that tried unsuccess' fully to get a whaclt at aome of the city printing, declares the bidding blank sup plied by the city are misleading and calcu lated to strangle true competition. He point out that despite the faot a general estimate Is made on the blanks of the total estimate required of each particular Item, bids art required for smaller specified quan tities per loo. fioo or l.ooo as the cane may be. "Unless a printer is thoroughly famtl'.nr with the city's needs and knows about bow much of the quantities will be required during the year he must bid as though the less amount was all ho was expected to furnish." said Mr. Quinby. "If the items sm ordered by small quantities the price charged would have to be on this basis, whereas If the entire estimate were calcu lated large reductions would be possible. It would be ths difference between setting up the matter several times a year, or enea a year, and anyone knows the differ- nee means dollars and cents." Kot Derided oa Aettoa. Mr. Quinby Inserted his price on the total estimates as against the small quantities and In a number of cases his figures are decidedly low. He has not decided whether to carry the matter 1 before ths council or not. City Clerk Elbourn prepared ths blanks. He procured estimates from tha different departments. Thee estimates say nothing whatever about graduating ths supply dur ing the year or In any way limiting re ceipt of the whole amount asked for. The "so much per quantity" system was car ried' out by Mr. Elbourn and he says It has been ths custom at ths city hall for years. He further says he called upon a prominent, member of the printers' union to inspect the blanks and this member sent a man to ths city,, hall who pronounced tnem all right How Cwts Are Possible Mr. Quinby points out that under ths form of blanks used a printing firm having mumate knowledge of ths requirements at ,the city hall could by this fact under bid any competition. In this connection it was noted that ths Klopp Bartlett company, which has bad the city printing for years. mads remarkable cuts under their former figures In many instance. One of tha sharpest reductions was on an Item de scribed as "1,000 affidavits, corporation, for petitions, per 1.000." The new figure was $1.78. ths old one' B. ' As against this for ths Item described as "4,000 affidavits, in dividual, for petitions, per 100," the new figure to I1.S8 against 85 cents. Mr. Quinby says his firm is not backed ' by ths printers- union, as was reported. Pea fold Explains tha Bid. In this letter addressed to Ths Bee, H. J. Penfold, for H. J. Penfold Co.s says: f!?!.J?ur MU" 1 U" vunf I nd the following as regards the bids called for var ious supplies by the city: "A, Peculiar feature of the bidding was the . fact that Klopp-Bartlett submitted propo sals for chemicals, labratory apparatus and Jf." ' a,nd ln nny Instances were ths low bidders.' I beg to say thai Mr. Klopp called upon us and asked us to make a bid on mathe matical supplies for the city engineers de partment, which we agreed to do, as we 1 ave the lament line n? thta .iir i. thi. city. He left us a se.t of blanks as issued by the olty clerk, amongst whloh we found a large list of chemical iinrll Hnm .i rhsmieaU. We called uo Mr Kinni iSi TXa hlm that w. were In a posUlon to ma'2 a o d on the entire list, and If he waa willing we ' , U wmiMie in oia as tar as. our bldC toerty"cTmplJteC l7we we're the inwmi n coma assign TO US that part Of the contract of which we had the stock, and we would SlVO a bond to the cltv fnr h fal.H- ful carrying out of the contract. We write thts to relieve Klopp-Bartlett & Co. of any embarrassment that might arise to them, for as far as we are concerned the bid is straightforward, and we are perfectly willing to supply the city with sny goods upon which our figures sre the lowest at any Ume they may wish ths sup piles, i A Bravo Vrcat against Btomaoh. Liver and Kidney Trouble Is always successful, If carried on by means of Electric Bitters. 60c For sale by Sher man A MoConnell Drug Co. Bums' Celebration Concert and ball Lyric theater (19th and Fartiam), Thurs day, January Sth, p. m. aharp. Tickets Wc Eggers band. Children Start Fire. The combination of matches and little children created a small blase at the home of John Pecha, J0U North .Twenty-eighth avenue, at 7:30 o'clock last night Only a WHAT DO YOU CARE? YOU'VE GOT YOUR HEALTH. ' it.- ' Great Natarea bo Not Desnalr at Dls anpelatntent Tney Look ter Bemethtnsr Else to Da . The broad-gauged man of today does not get blue just because things don't al ways come his way .unless there Is some thing the matter with him. If he "falls down" on one proposition he Immediately starts to look up snot her. He always looks forward and keeps en hustling. A man with his health snd his faculties has plenty ef opportunities and the man who gives up or even feels tike it has either a small nature or some physical weakness. Dyspepsia certainly puts the best of men out of condition for work of any kind. You cannot blame the dyspeptic for getting blue. The very nature of his disease la most depressing and calculated to deprive him of ambition, eneigy and hope. There la hope for Mm, however, certain and sure. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are recog nised throughout the length and breadth ef the land as the one cure that's safe and sure. Their unbounded popularity result ing from the thousands and thousands of eures they have effected, prove beyond the shadow of a doubt their greatness as a rure. Wherein lies their greatness? In the very fact that they are aature'a own simple remedy. They do tha exact work la exactly the same way that the digestive fluids cf the aloir.ach do because they are composed ef exactly the same elements and possess the same properties. They re lieve the weak and worn out stomach of Its burden of digestion and permit it with out let or hindrance to. rest and grow sound and well. The stomsch will get well quick enough In Its own natural way If It is let alone. That Is what Stuart's Dy spepsia Tablets do. Tbey not only let It alone themselves, but mske the food taken Into the stomach de the same. Ton can satisfy yourself of the truth of i this statement by putting the food you would eat Jnto glass. Jar with sufficient water and one of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets. The i process of digestion will be taken up and carried out Just as Us gas trie Juloe and ether digestive fluids would do it. Their action is natural and they causa no disturbance In the digestive an. gans. la fact, you forget you have a Stomach wben they begin to do thill work, e mild and natural Is. the operation. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale by ill druggists at 50c a bos. smsll numtlty of clothing wss burned snd in carrying it outdoors both Mr. snd Mrs. rcna were burned, though not eenousiy. The fire department put an end to further danger. Pedis home was visited by another small fire two Weeks ago. USED MAILS TO DEFRAUD Chirac Prosseters HI, Triad to Work Nebraska Sentenced to ' Fine Imprisonment. Something like a year ago the Continental Finance company of Chicago planted an agency In Omaha and scattered broadcast literature attractively prlpted and phrased In the fetching style characteristic of the skin game. The proposition consisted of an ornate contract by which the signer agreed to psy a specified sum monthly and became eligible for a loan from the com pany. The loan agreement, however, had conditions which made their fulfillment in definite, and gave the company a grip on the holder of the contract. One of these conditions, a vital one, was that loans would bt made in numerical order of con tracts, as fast as the also of the loan fund Justified. The numerical system Is the man agerial "joker" In this and similar schemes and constitutes a lottery In the opinion of the Nebraska supreme court and the Post office department. The pledges of the Continental Finance company were "guaranteed" by the Con tinental Financing- company of Chicago. Henry Wulff, former state treasurer of Illi nois, was president of the first named com pany and Justus W. Lobb secretary. The "guaranteeing" company was officered by Justus W. Iobb as president and Henry H'ullt as secretary. Borne of the literature . of the company reached Secretary Royse of the State Bank ing board, who admired It so much that he requested the company's agent to call and talk It over. The agent did so. but was un able by vocal effort to make his scheme look ss beautiful ss It did In print It was necessary to secure authority to do busi ness In Nebraska and as a condition to that end the board insisted on being shown. As the agent failed to show, permission was refused and Nebraska did not contribute much to the welfare of the Chicago finan ciers. Lest June the authorities pounced upon the office of the Continental Finance com pany. The Financing company was also scooped In, and a receiver appointed for both. A few days later the federal au thorities took a hand In the game. WulfT and Lobb were arrested and Indicted for using tha malls to defraud. Last Tuesday both men plead guilty to the charge and J were sentenced to pay a fine of Iios and to confinement ln the bridewell for two year. The sentence of the court came almost as a physical blow to Wuff. He seemed to age ten years within an hour after the sentence, while he waited the making out of the commitment papers for his sentence to the bridewell. In decided contrast to this Lobb displayed no trice of emotion As the sentence of the court was passed I WulfT s whole body seemed to droop, his i head fell forward and tears sprang to his : eyes. Back of him in the courtroom sat I his wife and three of his children. Lobb. tall and alender, with his right sleeve empty, his left hand thrust Into the arm hole of his vest stood before the court snd heard the sentence without a tremor. The only sign visible on his face was the squaring of his Jaw and the drawing down of his eyebrows. The men stood side by side and the difference In their natures was apparent to every one. A pitiful scene followed In the United States marshal's office. Again the contrast between the two men was apparent. Ixjbb stood conversing with friends. On the wit ness stand he had told of his ability as a scehmer. He had floated a . number of financial 'deals, all honorable he declared. 4 tt r..M nn k.' .h.i,... - : . " T-" ."-"i Wu,rf' the older man by tw,nty y'ar'- The ! ,att'r t In a chair beside his eldest son. j his neaa was cor-ea on his hands and his j houM'r ho,k w,,h "ob wnlch " could iriiram, uiiph in. mn roiaea ms ; face he seemed to be TO years old Instead of 61. He had nothing to say. not speak even to his son. He could BANQUET TO HOSPITAL STAFF Sisters In Charge of St. Joseph's Tender Annual Complimentary Dinner. The banquet and good fellowship meeting which the sisters of St. Joseph's hospital give annually to the hospital staff and friends of the institution was held last svenlng, beginning at 8 o'clock. The faculty members of the Creighton Medical college, physicians and surgeons who come in con tact with the work of the hospital, also persons Interested In Its advancement, wore invited to be present, about sixty being seated at the tables. , As a rule, these banquets are purely social gatherings without speechmaklng. ' and the same custom was followed in this case, ex cept that short talks were made regarding the lata Dr. Grossman, whose death robbed the gathering of-his presence this year, Rev. Father Dowllng and Drs. Bryant and Jonas were among those who spoke. The function proved to be one of warm socia bility, thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Snd one which the guests asserted spoke loud praise of the culinary accomplish ments of the hostesses. ' The opening of the seat sale for the coming engagement of "Ben Hur" at the fioyd theater Indicates that the public Is gtm interested In this areat spectacle and drama. The production given by IClaw & Erlanger to the dramatization of the Wal lace novel is entirely commensurate with Its Importance, and the great tableaux of the Star of Bethlehem and the Trans figuration are without an equal in the realm of stage production, while the chariot race, the wreck of the galley and other great scenes of the play surpass In realistic effect all others. Just as the theme of the play surpasses In Interest all others. The company offering the piece this season is said to be the strongest acting organisa tion ever seen in it, while the scenic and electrical effects are the original. The dates are Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day evenings and a Wednesday matinee. Tim Murphy in "A Texas Sleer" will be seen at the Boyd this evening. Mr. Mur phy has revived this good old Hoyt play In response to a general demand to see him In his famous role of Maverick Brander again. He is giving the part with all his old-time unction. Miss Dorothy Sherrod. Is playing Bossy Brander. The engagement is for one night only. "What Happened to Jones" is pleasing immensely at the Burwood this week, and Its three remaining performances will be witnessed by packed houses. For the new week, commencing with a matinee on Sun day. "The Girl With the Oreen Eyes" will be the bill. Altstadt suit administers Justice at tha "old aland." Paxtou block. . DIAMONDS. . Frenser, 16th and Dodge. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. and Mrs. Charl-a I. Vollmer Kiz )ts teiday for New York. Editor Brewn of Harvard. Neb., - who rams io in r-axion not! Wednesday own ing threatened with an attack f vncu nivnia. left laat aight for his home, grratly Improved. RAILROADS WILL FIGHT ON BurlingUa Anisinoss Iittntioa to Appeal I Tax. Can and Unioi Pacific WilL HUNGER'S DECISION DOES NOT END IT Protest Against Assessment of state Board Will Be Carried to tha Coart of Last Resort. The Burlington and Cnion Pacific will proceed with their fight against the pay ment of their taxes In Nebraska for 1904 and 1906. They will appeal from ths decision of Judge Munger of the Vntted States cir cuit court denying their plea for a perman ent Injunction to prevent the various county officers from collecting the taxes based on the assessment of the State Board of Equal isation. The Union Pacini has not offici ally announced its intention, but ths Bur lington has announced Itself, and It Is un derstood the Union Pacific Intends to take he same action as the Burlington. Charles J. Greene, attorney for the Bur lington, anonunced Thursday morning his road would continue the fight carrying the case to the United States supreme court, finally. The railroad companies have thirty days In which to make their appeals. No stone will be left unturned by the legal depart ments of the roads to turn defeat thus far sustained Into victory and secure a vindi cation of their protests against the state board's figures. OMAHA HAS JEDGE ON CORN Possesses Advantage Over Kansas City for This Cereal, Whose De ma ad la Month Is Great. Omaha has one advantage over Kansas City, and that is on white corn, for which there Is sn Immense demand In the south eastern section of the country. Many car loads are shipped from Omaha to Memphis and other southern points, where it Is milled to be made Into combread, of which the southerners are so fond. Many Inquiries are being made these days for rates from the Missouri river on export flour. The rate went up with other grain rates January 1 and since that time the mills have been holding back until there is nAtr l.rff. annnlv fnr .vtwirt Tha r.t. from the Missouri river to Glasgow is U cents per hundred, and there is either a stir toward making a new rate or some thing rise in tho wind, judging from the continuous inquiries. The Union Pacific, has announced some low homeseckers' rates, effective February 6 and 20, from ii.ll Missouri river points to points ln Kansas west of Manhattan, points in Nebraska west of Columbus and many points In Wyoming and Colorado. The rate tn TVnvpr Pnlnrflrin flnrlntrs. mnA tiKl from Omaha for the round trip will be jig.25 and to all other points 78 per cent of the lowest one way rate, with a mlni- mum of $10. HEADQUARTERS STILL , HERE Woodmen Sovereign Managers Still in Session Take No Action on Removal Matter. .tuiuuiB iiu fpi utoii uune oy ine cnra i of sovereign managers of the Woodmen I of the World, which Is still In session, about j removing iue utxiaqua-i ier ui uiq oraer from umana, "We are waiting on the supreme court of Nebraska to pass a decision In the tixa- ! tlon matter," said one of ' the managers, f iqt.,n .v,. .,u. i ....... .. ..... ,..u ..... Uken' " may ,tated' V even though the supreme court ruling Is against us It does not follow for a etr- taint y that the head offices will ge taken irum mis cuy, "There may be other ways of protecting us from paying ICS.OOO taxes on our reserve fund. "The delegation from Council Bluffs Wl?,'Cu WaK.tTCte? f Ca" J","' nd'atthe home of Mrs. Elijah Conklln, Miss solicit establishment of our head ofllces ace Conklln WR, cI(.ct, president; M.s. .... ul pul ln an uppearn nee. Whether the matter has been dropped at the Council Bluffs end I do not know." MOTIVE POWER THE QUESTION How Far Gasoline Will Pnsh to Be Settled by Experts la i Ceort. Henry F. Helde against J. J. Derlglit, et al. Is on ttial In Judge Kennedy's court. It is an action for damages alleged 'to have been sustained by being run over by an automobile on V public road. Charley Thomas and "Sundy" Griswold, sporting editors of two local rapers, are summoned ss expert witnesses on the pushing power of gasoline and how far a man can leap Impromptu in getting out of the way of ji devil wagon. On these points the authori ties seem to differ, and one hypothetical : question to be fired at the experts Is, "Judg- Ing by his looks, how far can a frog Jump?" BANKERS RESERVE MEETING Annual Election of Offlrera of the Loral Life Insnraneo . Company. The snnual meeting of the Bankers Re servo Life company was held at its home offices. Fifteenth and Farnam Streets, yes terday afternoon. The organization of the preceding year was continued, the follow ing otnoers being all re-elected: Basoom H. Roblson, president; Robert L.' Roblson, vice president; Rsy C. Wagner, secretary; Walter G. Preston, treasurer; Wlllson O. Bridges, M. D., medical director; William F. Mllroy, M. P.. assistant medical di rector; John E. Bummers, M. D., assistant medical director. If Ton Fear DIpktheran Beware of a Cold. The best authorities now agree that the chances for contracting dlththeria are greatly enhanced by colds.. If the child has a cold It is much more likely to con tract diphtheria. The sams Is trus of any of the much dreaded catching diseases. The cold prepares ths system for the re ception and development of the germs ot these diseases, that Is- why one child will contract a disease, and another exposed at the same time will not take it. The one that takes it. as a rule, has a cold. Even slight colds are dangerous and should have prompt and intelligent attention. Whether for a child or au adult you can find no better preparaliou than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It can always be de pended upon to effect a quick cure. There is no danger In giving It to children, as it contains no harmful drug. 150 00 reward will be paid for the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who have, or may hereafter assault any nonunion printer now working tn the open shops of Omaha. Omaka Typothetae, by Samuel Reea, president. LOCAL BREVITIES George Conway, giving no address, has been arrested bv Detectives Malouey aud Drumuiy and charged with being a sus picious character, it Is alleged Cor. way wently stole articles from the Monies of Mrs. Sherman. Ill South Twenty-fourth street, and W. R McKeen. M feoulh Twentv-nfth avenue. Cunwav la 1 Jet Atchison, Kan., for buiglary. WOMHH II CLUB AND CHARITY The last month has been A busy one with the Visiting Nurses' association, and at the January meeting, held Thursday aft ernoon at the Paxton hotel, forty-eight patients were reported cared for during the month. Four hundred and seventy-five vis its were msd and thirteen patients gotten Into the hospitals of the city. There were three desths. The annual birthday party of the association. February K. was dis cussed and committees appointed for ar rangements. The birthday party Is one Of the most substantial sources of revenue for the association as well as one of the conspicuous society events of the winter. It has happened ln the past that many womsn were deterred from attending by other affairs on the same day, and as the association numbers among Its membership many of the most prominent women of the city, socially, hostesses will probably be requested to leave the birthday party date open for this , largest charity function of the year. . The ideal adjustment of the "club ques tion" from the standpoint of the "club" husband at least, was approached Thurs day morning at a meeting of the house hold economics department of the Woman's club, held In the stove department of Or chard & Wllhelm. Behind a long table laden with cooking utensils and materials Mrs. Harriet 8. MacMurphy, leader of the department, called the meeting to order with a long wooden spoon, wielded In place of the gavel. It was a demonstration of utensils and about 100 women were present. During tlie business meeting conducted be tween the preparation of vegetables and the compounding of Ingredients It was de cided to hold a kenslngton Wednesday aft ernoon, January 24, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Nelson, J20 North Twenty third street Mrs. Downing and Mrs. Chimii will be assistant hostesses. With the holidays past the Omaha Circle of Mothers has gotten down to actual work atad Wednesdsy afternoon Its first program meeting was held In the membership par lor of the Young Women's Christian asso ciation. Mrs. C. E. Llewellyn presided. "The Family" was the subject of the aft ernoon, the feature of the program being a paper on that subject by Mrs. D. W. Merrow. Mrs. Merrow not only pointed out the obligations of the wife and mother, husband and father, ideal and practical, but the compensation as well. The paper will be presented again by request, in some of the school circle meetings. While the Omaha club women have been Industriously agitating for a better syjlem of milk and dairy Inspection the Lincoln women have been equally busy trying to secure a better regulation of the pcol rooms. The following letter, which ex plains itself. Indicates the extent of their I success and was tiled with the city clerk or Lincoln Tuesday: . LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 15.-TO the Hon orable Mayor and City Council Gentle men: The executive hoard of the Womcn'n club wish to congratulate you on tho prompt and efficient manner ln which ; oil ; are taking up the pool hall problem. We would respectfully recommend that the new j ordinance Include a proviso which would prohibit the maintenance of a public pool I or muara nan wiinin a ramus ot nve morns of our high school or state university. We wish to express to you our appreciation of the herculean task you have before you, anil nfTor mil helm If ill ft n V wnv we run tielp to save the youtn or our city, ' n,i8 a signed by Mrs. J., C. Harpham, president; Mrs. W. M. Wldoner, recording secretary. ' i ; ilv The Youmr Women's Chriatiart usiocla- tlon wlII gve another "get me". banquet. ) Monday evenlmr January'!! at :30 o'clock ... . i the association rooms, ah memoers se- curing a new member will, with their inern- ber, be entertained at the banquet. The association has'' added materially to Its membership by these banquets which hiive invariably proven enjoyable social fea tures. . '','" At the annual meeting of the local chap ter. Daughters of the tjnnreneracy, nem ... .., r..irit- Mrs. 1,. A. Moore, second vice presldont; Miss Oiace Davis, recording secretary; Miss Margaret Cunningham, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Elijah Conklln, treasurer. Quoting , Mrs. Warren Higley, chairman of the New York state forestry committee, "Wc must give up the Christmas tite. Over l.OOO.OQO strong, young trees era used annually for the Christmas celobralton," Elisabeth Demareat, chairman of the New Jersey committee, says; 'In the Vater- land, the very cradle of the custom, it ras . been decreed that the Christmas tree must come, not go. Therefore, on tne itioinuuin slopes may be seen, it Is :said, lows of young trees planted ea "h year toake the place of those which have gone to the happy homes to celebrate the coming of the Christ child. Would not a like mo'hod here solve the problem for os? Ordinarily no thrifty American would Calmly exhaust his present resources with no provision for replenishment.' Why this short-slahted. shiftless and distinctive policy toward our trees?" February 17 will be celebrated ns :nemn-a rial day for Frances Willard by the" Women's Christian Temperance unions of Nebraska and other states. In n.any cities where the unions are strong r utile meetings will be held white other unions will hold psrlor meetings with a program and refreshments or some Informal fea ture. - A great petition signed by more than 1,000,000 women has been sent to congress asking the expulsion of Re-d Smoot of Utah, from the United States Kenate. These signatures have been bound in twenty-eight volumes and after being utied Tn a great anti-Mormon mass meeting will be presented to the senate. The University of Paris has eslubllalied two scholarships of f 1,000 each for women students who are to visit America. Enc'.and, Germany and Norway to study the educa tional systems of those countries. Merrltt'a Phsr., 13 Doug, open all night Suits $12 Made to Measure - were $25, $28 and $30. BIG REDl'CTIONB OXVlXE 81IT8. $50.00 Kulta to order for (27.50 $15.00 Suits to order tor $23.00 $40.00 Hulta to order (or $22.50 $33.00. Suits to order for $20.00 $32.50 Suits to order for $17.50 and a similar reduction on all overcoatings. Every fall and winter suiting and over coating .must be sold. (Black and Blue only are excepted.) MaeC.rlhyWilor Tailoring: Co., 104-10 s. Kth ft Next Door to Wabash Ticket Office. Phone IMd What is the effect of advertising Omaha. An Omaha merchant was in New York a ' - . last week. Three of the jobbing Rouses on which he called had received copies of the New Year's Edition of The Bee and the Bird's-Eye View of Omaha. They all made the same remarks, that they had no idea before what a fine city Omaha is and the merchant was more cordially received than ever before. Have you. sent a copy to the firms with whom you do business.? Do it at once before the edi tion is exhausted. Only a few copies left. Let us have the list and we will mail them for you, postpaid, at 15 cents per copy. The Bee Publishing Co., Omaha, Neb. DAHLMAN THE MACHINE MAN Promoted as kajorahy Caadidatt by Howell-Herdmen Qaa of Democrats. SUCH IS THE ASSERTION OF THE FAITHFUL Dahlmaa Expresses His Anxiety to Make the Hnee If His Pri vate Business Will Permit. The new situation in the democratic camp produced by the springing of Jim Dahl man's name for the mayoralty domination is thus sized up by a democratlo poli tician, who passes as one of Ed P. Smith's active champions: "Of one thing the public may be certain there will be no primary contest between Ed P. Smith and James C. Dahlman. It the latter developes sufficient strength to make him a genuine candidate, who will go into the race regardless, Smith will drop out. It will be remembered, Smith said in his Jackeonlan club speech that If any considerable opposition was arrayed against' him among the democrats he would not seek the nomination. I know he meant what he said. "As for the Paxton hotel meeting. It was engineered by Ed Howell, Lee Herdman, a few other politicians who put Howell to the front as the democratic mayoralty can dldate three years ago and saw him whipped In an extremely emphatic way. "It was no secret that Immediately after Smith's pronouncement of his attitude at the Jacksonian banquet a certain faction of the local democracy held up Its hands In horror and declared unanimously that he would not do. Since then a still hunt has been going on for a man with personal following and political strength to come out against nim. tor a um. imr English was the man sought for, but now they seem to have given Dahlman the first call." DaklsiBi Eager to Ran. , . James C. Dahlman announced Thursday that he will be a candidate for the demo cratic mayoralty nomination if he can ar range his business interests so as to mako the campaign. He made the statement after a meeting wth Councilman D. J. O'Brien, , A. L. Rawltzer. George Rogers, A. A. Arter and Louis J. Plattl at the Henshaw, where the party lunched. .. The other democrats represented the Paxton hotel meeting which picked Mr. Dahlman as a mayoralty can didate. Mr. Dahlman. who Is a democratic na tional committeeman from Nebraska, said: "I have decided to become a candidate I for mayor, proviaea l can arange my our tness Interests satisfactorily. Personally I should very much like to enter the race. I shall give the commute my decision Sat urday afternoon at i o'clock at Rogers' cigar store. In no sense Is my candidacy contingent upon the withdrawal of Ed P. Smith's. Whether or not he remains a candidate is immaterial so far as my can dldacy is concerned. "On the first of the year the American Commission company, of which I waa presi dent, consolidated with the National Live Stock Commission company, the head of which lives ln Chloago. I am assistant manager and first must ascertain if my can didacy for mayor will be agreeable to the company before I finally decide In the mat ter. "I shall make no attempt to outline my platform until it is definitely settled that I shall be a candidate" BODY HELD F0R RELATIVES Remains of Mrs. Margaret Crane, Who . Died nt Hospital Still at I ndertaker's. lieafuy & Heafy, undertakers, are holding the body of Mrs. Margaret Crane, SI years of age, who died Tuesday at St. Joseph's hospital. It ttppears the womun's friends who placed her In the horpiul gave a wrong address, the result being the undertakers are now looking for the woman's relatives and advice as to the ex position of the body. Mrs. Crane was at the hospital thirty-two days. It la otated a man named John Neff gave the !ioi..ltai people the address of 1U7 South Sixteenth street, which number does not exist. Rhodes Uete Severe Jolt. A huiTV call to the police station at 10: 30 o'clock last night sent the wagon 10 the White Front saloon. HQS Farnam meet, where the police found Alfred Rhodes, a laborer, In the back room with a bad cut under the right eye. The bartender ex plained that Rhodes had come up to the bar Intoxicated and demanded momy wHc"h he said he had Iv't there. The man Lvlng a stranger, words passed, and the bar tender admitted striking Rhodes with his fist, inflicting the wound. It bed the ae peerance. however, of having been made by a sharp Instrument, being more than en inch long and laying the bone here. Rhodes waa taken to the station, where Police Surgeon Mori man sewed up and dressed the wound. AT THE PLAY HOUSES. "The Errand Boy" at the Km. Billy Van Is funnier than ever if that be possible, for everybody who has seen Billy for lo, these many years and they be many knows that long ago Billy put the mark way up But Just the same Billy Is there with the long pole now, a-knock-lng still higher up. A good-slsed audience at the Krug last night was kept in one continuous roar of laughter, convulsed at times at the simple wit of this natural comedian and the company he has with him. It la a good group Bill has. Among the leaders are Clem Bevlns as Pinch, the sheriff; Edith Hart as Sally Hemlock. Alf a. Pearce as Muggs. the show manager; Florence Brooks and Rose Beaumont as Jerusha Pickens and Glorlana Bird, re spectively. The rest of the company Is good and the whole furnishes enough fun ln a single night to make a person feel giddy for a week. BMly Van always did possess one crown ing virtue which many of his contempora ries never could essay; at least if they did they didn't, reach the point , and that Is this: He's the most delightful monkey In his makeup. His appearance alone would excite the rlslbies. Van Is refreshingly na tive and commonplace In his fun. He does not seem to grow stale with the lapse of years, nor does his fund of wit run low. j Indeed, he has a fresh lot on hand each round he makes. This time he comes ladtn with a lot of new Jokes and stories and capers, and he reels them off so rapidly that you've got to "keep your eye on his ; arm" If you're not caught napping. Billy I does a lot of things which his audience is j not sure of. but they go JuBt the! same. For instance, there seemed to be consid erable uncertainty last night about the Identity of the Joke when Bill blew a long , tream of stage chBmpagn o(r n a beau tlful seml-clrcle, causing the, end of the stream to connect up with the orchestra leader's face. But, stage Joke or not, it went It waa this same bottle of stage fluid Into which Billy stuck a feather and sipped off the libation, and when asked by Glorlana what he was doing, replied. "I'm getting a cocktail." The singing of the oompany and the vivacity of its lady folk, distinguished by Miss Beaumont, are features worth mentioning. The Church City quartet is rich. The bronchos and toreadors are genuine. -The company gives a performance tonight and tomorrow night with a matinee tomorrow afternoon. Burns' concert and dance by Clan Gor don. Lyrlo theatre, Thursday, January $, S p. in. sharp. Tickets 30c. Retail Grocers Elect. The Omaha Retail Grocers' association held Its annual meeting Tuesday night. The reports of secretary and treasurer wsrs read and approved and an election was held, resulting in the choice of the entire old list of officers and directors. Wlll'am Wilke is president, J. Barta vice president, D. Gross treasurer and H. Fischer secretary. Vertical filinr is limply etc oa edge in folders, MM letter tile. IX not acquainted with the iriteai we would like to explain its adrantap;ea, If familiar with it, how ever, we want to show you the best Vertical Filinp; Cabinet fitted with the roost perfect Vertical Files tor the system crer made. us for pamphlet containinf valuable information. Orchard & .Carpet DEVOTION OF INDIAN WIFE Womii fsrsvadsi Jndgs to 8nd Ear lo Jail With Hatband. LONGED FOR LATTER'S COMPANIONSHIP Though Not Convicted of Crime, Woman Preferred Imprisonment that She Might Bo with Man She Loved. , With all the alleged Immorality ' and de pravity of the Wlnnebagoes. a story will occasionally leak out of wifely devotion that Is full of pathetic interest. This waa Illustrated Thursday morning by Mary St. Cyr Johnson, a Winnebago Indian woman, who entered a plea of guilty to an indict ment charging her with acting In collu sion with her husband, Joe Johnson, in unlawfully Introducing liquor onto the Winnebago reservation. ' Joe John son pleaded guilty to the same charge December 1 and was sentenced to eight months In the . Douglas county Jail. His wife wanted to enter . the same plea then, . and did ln fact, but,, the court deferred passing sentence upon' her, regardless of her expressed wish to go to Jail with her husband. She has, however, been In Jail with or near him much of the time since, though not virtually as a pris oner. She made occasional visits to their lonely home up on the reservation, but came back to Omaha and again asked the court to accept her plea of guilty that she might be nesr her husband, whom she loves with all the romantic fervor ot an Indian. The Indian woman appeared before Judge Munger Saturday morning and pleaded that shs might be sent to Jail, where she could see her husband, and that sentence would be imposed upon her as long as the court saw fit to sentence her. Consequently Judge Munger gave her a nominal sentence ot sixty days. Mary St. Cyr was delighted with the sentence and waa eager to be gin it at once. She was taken over to the Jail shortly before noon by Deputy Mar shal Crawford Kennedy and Joyfully re joined her spouse. The woman Is relatively young and Is ol a pleasing appearance as far as Indian beauty goes. .! Bhiiver St Bruenlng, dentists, Barker blk. Harry B. Davis, undertaker. Tel. 1S4. 22K. wedding rings. Edholm, Jeweler. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses been Issued: , v Name and Residence. . Joku Flenker, Mlnden, la Lucy Parker, Minden la Peter Paulsen, Bennington, Neb Lena Kcktenkamp, Bennington, Neb. Philip W. MrMullen. Omaha Pearl L. Cole, Omaha Charles W. 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