TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 3, 1907.
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BLACKMAIL PLOT EXPOSED'
OotKeb Stora Threatened in Attempt
to Secure $4,000.
GERMAN PAINTER UXDEB, ARREST
Denies Writing Letter DeaiHllag
that ftold Be fat la Deslgnnted
flare Fenaltjr of Death
lo it or a ramllr
'Ci:arncd with attempting to extort J4,0W
Iff gold from Gottlieb Blort, president '.
tne store Brewing company, by meana 01 . n rach instance the writing la aald to have
a blackmailing letteT, Mathlaa Stefan, I borne atrong resemblance to the black
painter, musician ami artist, hat bean mailing letter. Stefan Is unable to epeak
placed under arreat by the United Slates English', and the examination had to be
authorities, fhe latter Stefan It charged carried on through art Interpreter,
with writing makes the threat that Mr. Three Detect Ire oa Case.
Stom family would be destroyed unless Detectives Mitchell, Sullivan and Ferrla
the gold was'-put In a designated place or have WorBd unceasingly on the case elnce
if ho reported the receipt of tne leuer to
the police. ...
The matter had been brewing for three
or four weeks, but only came to the sur
face Friday afternoon whan Stefan was
placed under arrest upon the complaint of ,
Postofflce Inspector t. B. Thompson, who,
with Detectives Mltcli.ll, Sullivan and
Ferris of the local police force,
been working p the ease. The arrest I
waa made by Deputy United States Marshal .
Proctor at "the paint ahop of Fuche tc
Fuchs, near the corner of Howard and
Fourteenth streets, where Stefan It em
ployed as a painter. Stefan was taken be
fore United States .Commissioner Anderson
Friday afternoon, and gave bond In ILOTO
with his brother, Karl Stefan, as surety,
for hla preliminary hearing Monday morn
ing. He strenuously denied that he waa the
writer of the letter or that he knew any
thing about It. However, the offlcere de
clare there Is a' very significant similarity
between the penmanship of the aeeueed and
the blackmailing letter.
, Letter In Dlearatsedi Hand.
The letter la Written In German and the
handwriting bears every Indication of la
bored effort at disguising the handwriting
of the composer. A translation of It fol
lows: "Mr." Stor. I want you to read thla let
ter all by yourself. Nobody should know
It,, what its reading means. Tour head Is
It that' la drawn In the lottery when you
have t4,00 In gold Friday October 4. 1907,
evening at 8 o'clock you have to bring
to Atlaa and "Thirteenth atreet, one block
east ,to the right There la a red coal boa.
In said box there you will find a piece of
newspaper as a sign. But If you do not
bring the money and perhaps report to the
police. 'then Good Bye with you. Then we
are going to get you, big and small, Out
at your home and we are going to out II (e
strips out of your folks. But bring the
money at the certain time and .have It well
wrapped In a piece of cloth and lay It down
where the sign at the coal box la. Then
get a move on you quick and you have to
come all by yourself, Tou are from day to J
day and every day under guards. If you ;
do come you are under guard. People are
watching you very close. Don't you think
It la fun. No pardon, therefore keep quiet.
Bring the money and don't say anything
. . . . - - . I
to nobody. Tou have plenty of time to get
the money ready.. In a year from now your
money will be paid back. Amen. Good
bye with you if the police traoea ua up or
are on our neels. They won't get us, "but
you are the one that will suffer by It."
The letter was addressed to "Mlater O.
StotT, Farnam and I7tli at. Omaha, Neb."
It was mailed rtt t:30 p. m O tober 1.
- ' - Detective I.oy In Walt.
Immediately upon receipt of the let- sharply In the flank with the point of hia
ter Mr. Stora turned It over to the police elbow; a painful grunt was Satan's replv,
and a watch waa aet for the writer at the ailrt n, huddled himself In surprise In a
place Indicated. There waa no algnature corner.
to the letter, but on the back of It Waa , The imltu ,toopd to llft a hoof, and
a diagram showing the route Mr. Mors Batan. without moving his foreparts, dellb
wa. to take tn depositing the money, and erately twisted himself In position to let
the Identical abot at the coal shod waa fy , fo,,( bu, Brown ,g.n,t caped by
Indicated by a cross under which the .pringlng aside; this time, however, the
characters, H.000, evidently to remind
wr. Mors or tne exact amount required.
Detectives Mitchell, Su Hivafi and Ferrla ,
ay in waiting the night of October 4
to entrap the blackma ler If he should
.how up. About 10 o clock that Light
Stefan passed the point, but did not
Kip iu iuok iur Liie pacsrage,. DUt
lid go On Into the house that waa on the
same premises aa the "red coal box."
Stefan was not arrested then, aa there
waa no Incriminating evidence against
him, though he lived In the house at Atlaa
and Thirteenth streets. Samples of Ste
fan's handwriting were obtained and, It la
alleged, they bore a resemblance to the
blackmailing letter. I
It is alleged that other evidence was un-
arthed by the detectives that points to
Catarrh of
The Stomach
A Most 'Dangerous Disease. ' Which
Causes Serious Kesulta. Unless
Properlj Treated. .
Catarrh of the stomach Is very common
and Is known as one of the most obstinate
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diseases, which, when neglected or Improp- '
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erly treated with cheap patent medicines,
tonics, drugs, pills, and other secret quack )
remedies, results In a broken dewn con-
stitutlon and often consumption and death.
Catarrh of the stomach, like every other
disease of the stomach, except cancer, la
the result of poor digestion. The digestive
organs have become weak, there la a lack
of gastric Juice, your food Is only half dl-
geeted. and a. a result you become affectod
with loss of appetite, pre.sur. and fullness I
after eating, heartburn, vomiting, water
brash, tenderness at pit of stomach, slimy
tongue, bad taste In the mouth, constipa
tion, pain In limbs and face, aleepleasness,
nauseu, belching of gas, diarrhoea, sick
headaches, dlzxintes, and many other com
mon symptoms.
If your stomach cannot digest the food
you eat, then the stomach needs a rest,
as that Is the only way you can get rid
of your catarrh, but In the meantime your
body needs plenty of nourishment,' because
you mUBt live and In order to live you
must eat, and if you must eat your food
' nmst be properly dlgcated, and If yeur
stomach is too weak to do the work, th.n
you mujt gut a substitute that will do the
ork. ;
Btuurt'S Dyspepsia Tableta are the only
known substitute that will digest your
food as well aa any healthy stomach. They
VtintuJn vegetable and fruit eaeeneea, asep.
l!o pepsin (gov. test), golden seal and
4ilae, the very elementa necessary to
ditiest foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are not a
secret remedy and for that reason thou
sanda.of physicians all over, the United
States recommend them to their patients
'for catarrh of the stomach, dyspepsia of
all ktnda and other stomach troubles. Ex
periments and testa have proven that one
grain of the active principle contained in
these tablets will digest 1.000 gralna of
food. ,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are In the
form of pleasant tasting tablets or los
cnges and are sold la large fifty-cent
, boxes at all drug stores.
Svnd us your name and address and We
will send you a free sample package. The
relief you will get from this trial paekage
aiona will convince you of the nitrits of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet! Address. K.
A. Stuart Co, lu Stuart lilrig', Marshall,
Mich.
Stefan the writer. This will however,
not be produced until the preliminary ex-
nmlnattrm Monday.
Stefan In Well-educated German about
r married, and has two cnii-
i nren ana IB ny profession a music learner.
having
class of several violin pupils In
Omnha.
He la also a scenic and fresco
Painter and Is at present employed with
me painting nrm or Kucha rucns. lita
em ploy era were much aurprtaed over hla
arreet and do not believe him guilty. Re
cently Stefan removed from Atlaa and '
Thirteenth atresia and la now living at 2KB J
Washington street. South Omaha. . I
After hla arrest Friday afternoon Stefan '
waa taken to the onlee of Postofflce In-
upertor Thompson and waa required to
show, several samples of hie writing, and!
,t turned over to them by the federal
authorities, and all of the evidence secured
agalnst Stefan waa mainly through their
effortsT On the night of October 4 they
had Mrs. Storx go to the designated coal
hox and dep0Bt m dummy package and then
the ottctru iai1 !n walt for thrM hours,
xhey flna,ly mad, up thplr mlodl thft ma)j
ter waa a Joke and no one would eome foT
th4 pa,kM.8 an(1 tney ,,arted to leave,
ba(J not foM faf t, tf)ty Btaff.
lie aeemed all choked up and could hradly
peak, and Wheh he asked the officers
what they wanted they replied they . hail
chased a tramp down there. They then
Went to Stefan's employ erf, Fuetr at Fudhtf,
and enlisted their aid In seourlng the tieces
aary evidence to connect Stefari with writ
ing the letter. Theyvput him in the posi
tion of foreman so he would have to make
out reports and . In that manner samples
Of his hand Writing were easily sectlred
HORSE . MEETS HIS MASTER
Former -Arany Trooper gaoeeeds la
hoeing; Him After a Desperate
With eyes ' flashing, nostrils' distended,
ears laid back, mouth open and whiskera
standing sharply on- end. Satan, a vicious
horse, gave desperate battle with a brawny
blacksmith In Des Moines. .Satan determ
ined he would not be ahod; the blacksmith
shod him single-handed, but, In the tussel,
had hla left hand literally crushed. Several
bones were broken and the smith suffered
excruciating pain. ,
- The name of the smith Is II. W. Brown,
a former trooper In Troop D. Eleventh cav
alry, who wag discharged and took up his
trade.
Satan Is a beauty; a little sorrel weighing
scarcely more than 1,200 pounds, plump and
full of ginger and fire.
Satan hae alwaya rebelled savagely
against the Iron shoe. His very name was
Srlven him on this irnAitnt 11a Yiam nAimp
kno- tn a -ml,h ,hn. hlm lthnllt
boun(1 ,eatner trap8 unU he couM
nol mo Bro. . w,v -nM1. .r.n,
and solid.
Satan was led In by a common halter and
tied to the ring In the sldo of the wall.
With a great leather apron about his waist
wiiii ureal learner apron bdoui nis waisi
Brown took the hoe ,nd approacned gatan
Quick aa a flash the horso wheeled and
both feet ahot Into the spot where Brown's
stomach was but Brown was quicker In
removing It.
Then came Into play the scientific black
smith's tactics, picked up In the Unltod
States army, where bad horses are plenti
ful. Advancing to Satan's side. Brown waa
ready for the next spring and caught Satan
smith trapped the fellow and caught hla
left foot b...,. hm hll, thn lpa ,ffanprt.
There w. 4 .tnl,e. Brown Bllppod a
knM tn. hoof and
cramp)n. lhe leg so that Batan atood
.till, while the hot Iron wa. pressed against
,, noof . then Balan. ,loof wa releaged
For the first time he took a good look at a
man who dared.
TVhen the shoe was ready to nail Brown
again approached the horse. The same tac,
tics were adopted, except that at the cru
cial moment Satan, Instead of merely twist
ing himself, crouched and jumped forward
as far as his halter would allow and let fly
his left foot twice so quickly thst It caught
. .
,, v """u'1'"';" Dr ""aB"
Struck. Brown's face went white, his teeth
set, and quietly asking his helper to take
I Satan's head, the plucky fellow brought the
crippled fiand to bear the best he could and
forolng the little sorrel In a corner deliber
ately cowed him by the power of his eye
and his nerve and nailed both shoes home.
When it was over the smttn wa wet with
perspiration and almost fainting from pain.
He was taken at once to a physician, where
his hand was dressed.'
Batan showed no more HI temper, but
1 M.IVa.1 aul.K k(a ha... . . . 1. - ...... 1
" ...... ma iiv.li uuvu . I .III 1 1 1 a UUIIU-
, . .v. v. . , '
I rig as though he were ashamed. -Des
.
Mome" "lister.
nCC MfitWCC iiAnrl II AM
ucd WlUIIHCd fVIUUtL MAIll
Marvelons in 'What He Hae Hissed,
a Well a la What lie
Has Doae.
'Whenever some paragon of virtue rises
,
1, T.h"4 ' h" "eV"r Bev,r' f Word ?I
deed, committed a wrong, the world
pauses long enough to smile. It Is little
short of marvelous that In thla day and
generation a man could live to maturity
withotTl being human and possessing at
least aome of the ordinary human frailties.
Yet It seems such a man does live, and his
address Is Des Moines, la. And here are
aome of the things Rev. Dr. Emory Miller
of Des Moines never did: "Never whistled
on Sunday, never swore In his life, never
aa Inside a theater, never saw a horse
race, neveV saw a dance of any description
and never aang any songs except gospel
hymns and 'America' on Sunday."
As a postscript to this Interesting dis
closure It Is stated that Dr. Miller said:
"But 1 have never regretted that my life
fc? It was." Of course, living In Des
Molnea may have had something to do with
It, but this man, who la pastor of a et uroh,
must have spent most of his time i vglrig
things that give sest to existence, ild he
lived tn the t.'nx of Jfruhat! Kdwirds he
wouM h-.vs ti) hu.uar. nd natural. There
waan't much to see, anyway,' In Edwards'
tlrue except the disquieting picturea of an
everlasting perdition so graphically drawn
by that austere pulpiteer. Doubtless Dr.
Millar preaches frequently about the In
iquity of the theater, but his discussion of
this modern Institution would have more
weight If he would just peep In one some
really Intellectual stags' performance occa
sionally and know what he la talking about
p Kansas City Journal.
He Reeagalsee) Hla Froaerty.
The landlord was Invltod to the houae of
one of hia hotel patrons.
"I hope," said the woman, "that you
will few! quite at homo here."
"There te no reason why I shouldn't."
replied the landlrril. as he glanced over
the timing table. "I certainly kh plenty of
niv hotel silverware about me."
Whteh us explained by the fact that tho
Woman was a pronounced s luven'.r lol
Itclor. -tics eiaml 1 i h .11 Dtaler.
Miller, Stewart
Late arrivals of
plete assortment, surpassing anything ever
of the latest patterns in EARLY ENGLISH,
The November Sale
of ROOM SIZE
RUGS is now on.
Big Reductions
in Prices on
BRUSSELSRUGS
AXMINSTER
RUGS
VELVET RUGS
. -Vi$it our. .
Oriental Rug
Department
A New Importa
tion just in.
BIG BOOST FOR ANNEXATION
Large Audience at New Settlers Hall
to Hear the Discussion.
ARGUMENTS ABE HAVING EFFECT
Gasg of RsaKki Start Out to later
- rnpt Meeting-, bat Are Speedily
Stleneed Several Leal
Men Speak.
'rh annexation meeting at New 'Settler's
hall Friday night was a decided success. In
ttue of the organized efforts of a small gang
of young toughs In the pay of the opposi
tion. These fellows made It almost Impossi
ble for Councilman Harry Zlmman to
speak, by continued Interruption. Mr.
Zlmman was equal to the occasion and
gained the respect of the -majority of the
audience before 'the close and the roughs
Were silenced. He told the people that
Omaha pledged Its . honor to give South
Omaha full and equal rights with every
eltlsen of Omaha, an equal share In all
things. He argued that the Interests of
the two cities were too nearly Identical
for them to oppose one another.
David Cole, a member of the Omaha
Board of Education, pledged the South
Omaha people that every one of the South
Omaha teachera would be cared for" and
given an Immediate advance In salary,
such as la enjoyed by the teachers of
Omaha.
Frank Kennedy of tho Western Laborer
of Omaha spoke In favor of annexation
from a laboring man's point of view, tell
ing how well the laboring men. If they
united with Omaha, could determine the
policies of the city government cf the
larger city.
H. M. Christie spoke as a home owner
and a real estate man of the benefits of
consolidation to South Omaha value.
Aid to Jfew Industries.
P. J. Barrett said :' I would not be for
annexation If I thought It would hurt ine
or my family. I have two daughters who
are school teachers and I'm not afraid
they will suffer. My home and my prop
erty la the farthest away from the center
of Omaha of any In the city of South
Omaha and I'm not afraid it will be worth
any leas. I can see that In a city of small
home owners little can be done by the
people to encourage new Industries. No
one has any money to help finance a new
Industry. An Industry which wishes lo
use South Omaha's excellent trackage
must get financial support frcm Omaha.
But wjien it seeks financial support from
Omaha, it cannot secure It unless H
promises to locate Its plant within the
boundaries of Omaha. This will always
be true. If the cities were annexod
Omaha men would not hesitate to assist
and Join In with Industries which wished
to locate south of A street. Now they
will do nothing."
Bruce MoCulloch apok of the reasons
why real estate would be more valuable
after consolidation. "The value of real
estate Is measured by what you can bor-
row upon It. It Is not measured by what
you think It Is worth. What can you sell
It for, Is the actual figure. Any eastern
loan company will offer a greater amount
upon property In a city of 200,000 than
they will for property In on of 86,000.
It Is demonstrated by the books of every
loan company In the United Statea. The
average loan on property will Increase
one-third at leaat after the cities unite."
John a. Kelley said: "I should think
' you laboring men who profess to be will
ing to assist the policemen to have shorter
hours and tetter pay; to gtve the firemen
a twelve-hour shift Instead of twenty
four) to pay your school teachers, who
nrm vnur fiintr. mnii itmivhtAr. S"AII b
j year more, ought to toe willing to vote
for union with Omaha which ae.uris you
of all these Jhlngs. There are 1,000 of
you worklngmen who will be disfranchised
next spring If you remain In South Omaha.
Tou ought to think of that now befqre It la
too late."
During all the latter half of the meeting
the men were la a listening mood and the
meeting ended with the good, honeat men
thinking and thinking hard. .
Rev. Andrew Reawlek'e Views,
Rev. Andrew Fen wick of the L'liUed
Presbyterian church Is a firm supporter of
snnexatlon. He said he had lately been
questioned as to his beliefs by a representa
tive of a South Omaha paper, seeking to
put the question In such a form aa to give
. the Impression that he did not favor the
reasonable union of the two cities. "I do
nut wish to say that 1 favored union under
1 any ir.d all condiUous, but In a city like
413-15-17 SOUTH SIXTEENTH STREET
DINING ROOM FURNITURE adds greatly to.
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Wc offer some beautiful pieces especially made for apartment houses, made
from the bsst materials, perfectly finished and of the best workmanship, suit
complete.-... $9 5.50. Just like cuts. This Has No Equal, call and be convinced.
. Buffet, in Early English,4Jke cat.''.'.
China Cabinet, Early English, like cut., , . . . 'J . . ... ..... ' 20.00
8-ft. by 48-in. Dining Tables, Early English, like cut. . 22.75
' 5 Chairs, leather seat, Early English, like cut, at $3.75 . . 18.75
1 Ann Chair, leather seat, Early English, like cut. V. ... 7.00
Complete Suit Price. .......... ............... . . .$95.50
South Omaha, where there was no natural
barrier against annexation, where the In
terests were Identical and needs similar, I
See no reasonable objection. When It Is
remembered that the Lee bill was origin
ated first In South Omaha, by the very
men who are now fighting Its provisions
so determinedly, and when they Insisted on
Introducing the measure In Its present
form, so that they might have a chance
to kill It at the polls, the people would do
well to force these men to take their own
medicine, even if it may be a little bitter.
The big howl of the 'gntls' la. that the bill
don't promise them enough, but they
originated the bill themselves and asked to
have It submitted to a vote of the people.
Now they are afraid It will carry, which
they never dreamed of then. They any
South Omaha will be without .representa
tion until the legislature meets, loudly pro
claiming that to be two years hence. It
Is only one. But in the meantime, the
Omaha council can pass an ordinance ro
districtlng Omaha and extending and
changing the boundaries to cover South
Omaha within two weeks after the result
of the election Is proclaimed. South Omaha
will then be as well represented In the
council as at present In Its own council
The number of councllmen cannot be
changed, but the divisions may be changed
at any time. Is any Omaha councilman
going to neglect the Interests of South
Omaha when It Is about to assume so Im
portant a position In the politics of Omaha?
They will be bidding for South Omaha's
support unanimously. The great fact still
stares the people of South Omaha In the
face. The officeholders and the politicians J
who have run South Omaha so long arol
wild With fear of losing their loaveB and the
fishes, the nice little salaried ofllces, the
chance to sell real estate at a fine figure
to the city and the excellent opportunity
afforded the lawyers to make profit tn
themselves off the mistakes of South
Omaha's city council."
GLOW OF NOVEMBER AEROLITES
Somethlna; About the St
of
Meteora Dna tn Kali Next
Month.
Twice a year we pass through belts of
space In which swarms of aerolites are apt ! Omaha postofflce must be reloaded onto
to occur. In August we pass through a I the street cars (often stacked Inside with
shower of meteorites which are termed . the passengers) and receives no more at
andromldes, because their origin is at- tentlon until It Is thrown off In front of
trlbuted to the constellation of Andromeda, ' the South Omaha postoffico. - It Is then
where, a bi are nebula Is spinning and con- ! wheeled in and distributed. If a mall Is a
denslng as If to form another planet or
sun for our celestial system. Another belt
Is usually passed In the early part of No
vember. These are termed leonlds, because
they are associated with the constellation .
-of Leo, but the label on any and all is very
obscure and their origin is a matter of In- .
genlous reasoning and much guesswork. !
Once In thirty-three years we pass through
the apparent orbit of leonlds where they
move In a thick swarm. In lfiGS. about 240,
000 of these were estimated to have passed
through our atmosphere in a single night,
making a grand display.
The orbit of these particles Is retrograde,
but In spite of their backactlon they man
age to hit vp quite a smart gait. If an ob-
server palls his stop-watch to time one of
I therm for 100 yards, he should begin earlr
' and not Indulge In any distracting conver
1 satton .for the moment, for their velocity
' ranges from eighteen to thirty-six miles a
second and there is no time for the timer
to lose. So fast Is their movement that
friction with the atmosphere heats their
surfaces to the temperature of boiling fron,
and the fused outside Is left behind In the
form of burning vapor. They rarely become
visible above an altitude of seventy-five
miles, and most of them are dissipated in
vapor before they reach the earth, for their
fall Is almost Invariably at a wide angle to
the earth, and they often pass through and
continue their flight on beyond our atmos
phere. The else of the largest specimens Is
estimated at ail the way between a diam
eter of B00 feet to a mile. Con?quently It
Is no rare occurrence for a specimen to sur
vive and reach the earth with a solid nu-
clttus weighing anywhere from a pound to getle, agreeable business man. From a
JV.OOO pounds. . 1 tr ember of the last legislature I learn that
They are comprised principally of Iron Mr. Smith spent a good deal of time try
and nickel and so are quite heavy. In ng to find aome way provided by which
traversing our atmosphere their lasting county officer could affix his official
powers are suggestive of the common slin- stamp upon an old soldier's papefs without
lie of a snowball's chances In traversing the cost: but under existing laws it was lm
Infernal regions. When such a mass, heated possible. I am not a taxpayer, but If I
to perl taps I.OS degrees Fahrenheit, plunks were I should like to see auch a man In
Into moist soil or a body of water the ex- office, one who protects .the people's lnter
plostve consequence Is sung -stive of a heavy sals. CHARLES E. BURKE,
charge of dynamite. We are all like sol- I
dlers under constant fire, but In all mod- I IiImob ana the h'orthnestera.
em history Uvre Is only a record of two I WISNER. Neb., Nov. 1. To the Editor
fatalities from meteorites, and the vlo- of The Bee: The democratlo preaa la en
tlms had no time to regret either occur- deavorlng to Injure my candidacy (or dls
rence. Detroit News. trlct Judge by printing what purports to be
before offered to our rnends and the Public.
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Consolidation and the PostoOloa.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. l.-To the Kdltor
of Tho Bee: A few years ago congress
decided to Introduce the pneumatk) tube
service In the Postofflce department. Con
tracts were let for New York, Chicago and
a number of the largest cities. Some of
these have been completed and are bow In
operation. These tubes are worked by
compressed air and connect the main post
office with all substations and railway
depots. As fast as the mall arrives at
the depot It Is sent through the tube at the
rate of a mile a minute to the main office
and from there to the substations. Nor
does thflv tube service end hero. A smallor
tube run to each building which receives
any considerable amount of mall. In the
case of an office building it runs to the
top floor. As the pouch containing the
mail for patron No. 1 leaves the tube and
Is deposited on Ms desk It closes the door
behind It and leaves the tube continuous
to patron No. 2. and so On until tho whole
building Is served.
Last winter congress got down the list
of laraest cities far enoueh to let con-
' tracts to sufmlv St. Tiuls and Kansas CitV.
Consolidating Omaha and South Omnhn
lntd one great city (which we have now
except In name) will place us high enough
on the list that we should be reached at
the coming session of congress.
As in all other phases of consolidation,
! ftnnth Omaha will rpr.iVA thf. flrreutcst
beflt. Omaha yould probably be taken
care of during the next ten years without
. consolidation, while South Omaha would
not be reached for many years to come.
After the mall for South Omaha Is un
loaded at the depot it now has to be loaded
onto wagons and what is not taken to the
few minutes late, even for the stock yards
and packing house district, which are the
backbone of South Omaha's prosperity, the
carrier must leave at the appointed time
so as to not delay other mail that Is Just
as important. The mall which Is already
tardy must lay over until the next trip.
With the pneumatic tube service and with
the bulk of the mail distributed as the
trains approach Omaha (which Is being
done successfully on a number of trains
at present) the packers and .commission
men should have evvry lei t ex. on their
desks In less than fifteen minutes after thi
train reaches the Omaha depot, whereas It
la now often several hours. While so
prompt a delivery could not tie given to
each patron, there Is no question but It
would muke a great lessening In the time
he has to wait for his mull.
LETTER CARRIER.
Views of n Graad Army Veteran.
OMAHA; Nov. 1. To the Editor of TUe
Bee: I would like to say a word to the
members of the Grand Army of the Ilepub-
lic, to which I belong. My attention was
called to a statement that Mr. Smith, the
candidate tor district court clerk, was the
cause of the old soldiers having to pay t
cents to have, their pension papers made
out. I have been told of a good many
tilings that Mr. Smith is said to have done.
I know him anly by sUht, have never
spoken to hlm but once, two or three
years ago. I have been looking into many
tales I have heard and find they are un
true. I had an idea that he was an arro
gant person, but I Uarn on Inquiry that
his look are deceptive; that he Is an ener-
. Beaton -
our Already Extensive
a list of the attorneys and passholdors of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. In
this list my name appears as local attor
ney at Winner. Permit me to say that on
July 29, 1947, I resigned a local attorney
for the northwestern at this place and re
turned my pass. An inquiry at the legal
department In Omaha of this railroad will
aubstantlate this statement. Since that
date I have not received nor accepted any
favors from this nor any othef railroad,
and have not had nor used any pass what
soever. I am perfectly willing that the people
should know the Jacts, but do not want
to be placed In a false light. For several
years I have been under written contract
with the Northwestern railroad to look
after Its local legal business here, and as
part of the consideration was furnished
with local pass for myself. When I con
cluded to enter as a candidate for Judge
of this district t surrendered my pass and
asked to be released from my contract.
This request was granted and my eontraot
cancelled.
If my name appears on the list of pass
holders it Is a mistake and I have re
quested the legal department of that road
to correct It. A. It. OLESON.
MARE'S NEST IS DESTROYED
Piles Relumed to Office of County
Jadge la Resralar Course
of Bnslnena.
The force was taken out of the only at
tack the local democratlo organ has been
able to make on County Judge Leslie by
the return to the office of the county Judge
of the files In the Nicholson eat.t T,
files had been taken out In the usual Course
of business by a local attorney and he had
misplaced them. Judge Leslie advertised
for them in a local paper that circulates
amfng lawyers and the democratlo organ
made the matter the subject of an editorial
in which it 'suggested the flies were not
watched closely enough by the county
Judge. The missing documents were found
by T. B. Dysart on his desk ooncealed by
some other papers snd he returned them
at ooce. It frequently happens that files
taken out by attorneys Interested are mis-
Will - O' - The
A. Fran!:
l
the bogs of Ireland is often
seen a glimmering light which,
dances bere and there and
disappears when people try to reach
iu
Tbey call that light the "Wrfl-O'-The-Wisp.,
You chase your "WDl-O'-The-Wisps"
in this country, Mr. Reader.
For instance when you bay a
uit
Very often you think to get Style
Fit and Shape permanence in
that Suit
It looks Good the day you try it
on It Flu nicely But when
you'vej worn it a week or so you
find it a WiU-O'.Ths-Wisp Suit.
Tho shapeliness disappears You
bavs a Suit that has been tin
properly cut and tailored) and that
has bad a shape and stylo merely
pressed in temporarily by tho Hot
Flat Iron Old Doctor Quote,
Isn't there tome sign by which
one can discriminate between Gar
ments that act that way and those
that Fit well look stylish and hold
their shape pennanenUyf
There certainly is and the easi.
get way to tell the difference is to
Sj4 hk mi mm tmmt.
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Variety and "Com
I he stock consists j
MAHOGANY, j
Special Prices this
week on all
- PORTIEPES,
This stock must be
reduced all one
pair lots at 33
discount.". -
Big stock of LACE
CURTAIN RODS
(sligllly damaged)
Sc rods each.'.. .5c
40cxods, each,.15c'
laid by them and are not returned until
their attention has beert called to the ftel
by the county Judge's office.
G0MPERS OPPOSES CANNON
Head of Feaeratlaa at Labor Ad
dresses Local TJnlaav em
the Subject.
An extensive paper, la pamphlet form
signed by Samuel Odmpers, president of
the American Federation of Labor, has
been Issued to all rentrsl labor bodies
throughout the country, calling for the co-
operation of organized labor In an effort
to defeat Joseph u. cannon as speaker
In the house of representatives at the Six-
I tietn congress, on aocouni oi nis amiuae
against legislation favored ' by organized
labor. The paper was read before tlm
meeting of the Central Labor ' union of
Omaha Friday night, and the' sentiment
expressed In the paper was Concurred In
by the local body.
Another communication, from, Gompers.
was read, calling fur the defeat of all
political candidates who favored the use
of Injunctions as applied to labot organi
sations. '
In response to a written .request from the
Women's Trade Union leigue of Chicago,
the local body will Instruct Its delegate
to the next convention of the American
Federation of Labor to vote for the ap
pointment of a woman organizer, whose
duty It will be to organise women's trade
unions throughout the country:
From a communication received from the
local telegraphers' union, It was ascer
tained that the striking telegraphers had
received from local unions, of which
amount the carpenters led, with a donation
of 1170, with the Typographical union sec
ond, with a 1100 donation. -
Various bills were allowed and routine
business concluded the" meeting.
. Boy Mayor Vote Vandevllle Offer.
MILWAUKEE1, Nov.. l-Myor Barker
has received an offer of 11, u) rr wevk
fuf forty weeks from Kluw tc Krlanger.
If the "boy mayor" accepts, he will be re
quired to do a flfteen-mlnuta stunt In ad
vanced vaudeville, telling eudionces what
he knows about the young nimi In politca
and his personal experiences to campaigns.
- Wisp Clothes
Taylor
see the label "Sincerity Clothes''
in the Garment you buy.
For in "Sincerity Clothes'' the
shape and style and fit are perman
ently tailored into each garment
not merely pressed in temporarily.
It doesn't matter how much you
wear them. "Sinceri.y Clothes"
hold their shape their style as
long as you 11 want them to look
right.
Yet they don't cost any more to
buy than the ordinary elusive
"wm-O'-The-Wlap" styls of a Gar
ment that proves so disappointing.
Just see "Sincerity Clothes' at
your better class Clothes Shop see
that the label below is in the next
coat you buy. That label insures
style, servica and satisfaction.
Marina FUcUr Co., CtUytfm.
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