TIIK BEE : OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1910.
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If you will read the editorial page in this
week's (date of February 12) number of
THE SMTUIpjZY
EVENING POST
Edition 1,575,000 Copies
you will find it clearly proved from the
Post-Office Department's own reports, that
it is' totally unnecessary to put any addi
tional tax on magdzines and periodicals,
and that a deficit of $17,500,000 is not.
chargeable to the periodicals.
.. tv" For instance, the Post
Office Department la charging $13,821,100 of the cost of
rural free delivery against the second-class mail. Now,
rural free delivery was established as a matter of Govern
ment policy, and we believe in it, but it Is not fair to charge
one dollar of this expense against the magazines. It is
undoubtedly of benefit to the daily newspapers, but tht
Department it trying to exempt them from an increase in
, rate. The magazines do not need or want once a day or
twice a day deliveries on these rural routes.
" Page 256, Postmasters Report, 1SG3, says : ' Franking
privileges weighed 4,655,634 pounds. They certainly
cost the average price of all mail in all ways. And
Governmental matter for Departments other than the
Pout-Office weighed 18,644,010 pounds.'
"Thit report toys that if the matter was charged at
postal rates it would yield a revenue as follows:
Second-class . . . . . . . . . . $ 531,660.94
Franked matter . 1 8,987,546.44
Government matter ....... 16,862,181.95
Total credit due Department . . . $20,881,289.33 ,
" "And that awful deficit disappears.
"It is impossible that a business of over $200,000,000 ,
should not offer an opportunity for enormous savings.
And a business like that of our great Postal Depart
ment, with endless ramifications, must offer endless
opportunities. , -
No Postmaster-General
entering his position to-day, with all the duties befalling
a Cabinet official besides running his Department, no
' matter how great his intelligence or how fine his training,
. can grasp the details of this enormous business before he
disappears. There is no time given to him to find these
opportunities to save expense. The affairs of the Depart
ment must, for the most part, b administered by those
under him." j
Given a chance they would save in1
business economies more than the alleged
deficit of $17,500,000.
7 We ask Congress to give us a
Director of Posts as recommended by the
joint Congressional committee of 1907, an
officer who shall be non-political, and whose
term of service shall not be subject to
political changes, and who shall conduct
the workings of the Post-Office Depart
ment with the efficiency, economy and
business-like methods which distinguish
high-class American business enterprise.
The Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pioneers Plan Part in Ceremony at
Court House.
SOME SAW OLD STONES LAID
Association Ilu Member. Wkt Took
Part In Program of Year 1S88,
a. Well a. of Tn(f.
la Year. Ago.
Th. Douglas County association of Ne
braska Pioneers voted yesterday to begin
Its mid-winter social at 1 p. m. February
22, In order to permit members to take
part In and to witness the laying of the
corner ston. of th. new Douglas county
court house, which Is scheduled for thai
same afternoon at 2:30 or 8:30.
W. I. Kleratead was unanimously chosen
grand marshal to arrange for the march
of the pioneers from Masonic hall to the
court house square. Mr. Klerstead an
nounced that he would endeavor to have a
suitable number of seats provided for th.
old pioneers at the ceremonies. Sveral of
these are living who witnessed .and took
part In the laying of the corner stone of
th. old court house twenty-six year, ago
and three or four are also living who wit
nessed th. laying of th. oorner ston. of
the first court house of Douglas county In
185.
Arrange Program for Social.
Th. greater part of yesterday afternoon's
meeting was devoted to completing th.
final arrangements for th. midwinter so
cial of the Pioneers which will be held In
Masonlo hall th. afternoon of Washing
ton's birthday.
Th. program will be:
Harp solo by Miss Swanson.
Invocation. Hev. T. J. Mackay.
Song, "America," led by John A. Demp
ster. Address of welcome, General Charles F.
Manderson.
Response, A. N. Yost.
bolo, "Holy City," by George Johnston.
Address, "Washington th. Man," by Gen
eral John C. Cowln.
Vocal solo, selected, by Miss Blanche
Sorenson.
Five minute talks by pioneers.
Piano solo by Miss Tlbbets.
Dinner.
Recess for laying corner ston. of court
house.
Social greetings.
Chairman Jsscph Redman announced th
following as members of the reception
committee for th. social:
W. I. Klerstead, Dan Shull. John Drexel,
Mrs. A. L. Root, Miss Ella Bracken, Henry
T. Clarke, Lou Grebe, Miss Mary Swift,
Mrs. James H. McArdle, Mrs. David And
erson, Mrs. Gus Lockner, Mrs. John Tay
lor, Miss Maggie Connor, Miss Mabel Stulit,
Jack Haskell, Mrs. Frazett, Ed Walker,
Miss Alios Redman.
Mrs. R. H. Walker named th. following
committee on refreshments:
Mrs. R. H. Walker, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs.
McGinn, Mrs. Lafferty, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs.
Elliott. Mrs. John Harte, Mrs. McBrlde.
Mrs. Ed Walker, Mrs. Ida Knight and
Mrs. Bayer.
Deaths of Four Announced.
Th. memorial committee announced the
deaths of Jaoob King, W. A. Paxton, jr.,
F. G. Urlau and E. I Eemery, members
of th. association, since th. last regular
meeting of th. association.
Chairman Thomas Swift, who Is now
visiting in Phoenix, Arls., sent a letter,
which was read by M. J. Feenan, express
ing his appreciation of being honored by
election to the presidency of the associa
tion, and announcing the following as the
permanent committees of the association
for th. year:
Executive Committee M. J. Feenan.
Aaron Hoel, Louis Grebe, Martin Dunham,
Josephine Carroll.
Memorial A. A. Gibson, Charles G. Hunt.
Jacob Counsman, Ella Bracken, Mrs. Cath
erine Furay.
Sick Mrs. R. li. walker. Mrs. Caroline
Lockner.
Secretary Jonathan Edwards reported
that th. membership of th. association
now reached 688.
A motion prevailed that the secretary
should prepare an engrossed copy of th.
proceedings of this meeting and a complete
list of all the members of the association,
admitted up to and Including February 20,
1810, and have the same placed In th. box
to b. put In the cornerstone of the new
court house, with copies of the constitution
and bylaws of the Douglas County Aaso
elation of Nebraska Pioneers.
BRIEF CITY NEWS
Hav. Moot Print It.
Badolph r. Swoboda O. . A.
Bex Pattern Silver Edholm. Jeweler.
Lighting rtxtures Burgess-Granden Co.
trlotly Some-Mad Pies. Her Grand Cafe.
1800 Iratlonal Ufa Xnaurano. Co. 110
Charles E. Ady, General Agent. Omaha.
Johnson wiok, the new clothiers, at
IIS North ltitn Si., will open their, doors
Saturday and will announce their grand
opening later on.
XaT.atm.nt. la th. shares of Nebraska
Savings and Loan association earn sir per
cent per annum, credited semi-annually.
lOf Board of Trad, building, 1608 Farnara.
Think of St I Wants to Walk with Bis
Wife Mrs. Hattle M. Curtis is suing tor
a divorce from Leroy Curtis In district
court, alleging, besides physical cruelty,
that Curtis Insists on meeting her when
h. goes to and from work and walking
with her against her will.
Death of Sjwitoh Tender Accidental
That he cam. to his death accidentally
whtl. In th. discharge of his duties as
wltoh tender In me employment of the
Union Paolflo was th. verdict the cor
oner's jury returned In th. case of F. J.
O'Connor, whos. mutilated body was found
Thursday morning at th. Summit, a point
two miles west of the Union depot on the
Union Pacific road. O'Connor, who was 22
years of ag. and boarded at th. North
western hotel, had been In th. service of
ithe company for several months. His
father, a farmer, lives In Iowa north of
Council Bluffs, and th. body was taken
home Friday morning for Interment.
Gives Baok Marriage Tee Ellsworth
Co., aged 22, and Nellie Bends, 19, were
united In marriage Thursday night by
Justice of thejace William Altstadt at
his residence, 1913 South Sixteenth street.
Though the hour was 10:30, the judge took
such an interest In the young couple that
he returned the fee.
Stereotypes and Blectrotypers The na
tional stereotypers' and electrotypers' con
vention Will be held in Omaha June 13, 14.
15 and 14, when It Is expected that 200 dele
gates from all over th. country will be
present, as well as about seventy-flv.
women delegates to the women's auxiliary.
Omaha women are planning some enter
tainment for the visitors and In prepara
tion for their coming will give a ball at
Bartght's hall March 17 to raise some
money for th. entertainment fund.
Hotel Ilea Called oa th. Oarptt Pro
prietors of several small hotels hav. been
Invited to appear in juvenile court Mon
day and explain why they are permitting
minors to register as man and wife. No
formal summons to appear has been 1st
sued for any of these "hotel men," and
they will come or not, as they choose. If
they do appear they will be notified that
If the practice does not cease formal so
tlon will b. undertaken.
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Will Bo Continued Saturday
$15 to $22.50 Suits Fdow $9.50
These garments are the slightly broken lots of our regular
stock which we have determined to "clean up" at once, bo that
we may commence next season with none but new garments, as
in past years.
Otherwise you'd pay $15.00 to $22.50 for them, and then
secure them at $2.00 to $5.00 below what another store would "ask.
You can surely use another suit to good advantage between now
and warm weather, especially since it's cost will be but $9.50.
"We've still a good assortment of fabrics and patterns and
every size between 33 and 44, for men of every build, and also for
young men. But they'll probably all be sold by Saturday' night,
so be sure and profit by this sale of garments. " ..1
Worth $15.00 Jli
to $ZZ.5U, at
"FAULTLESS" ,
Pajamas and Ligh: Shirts
Rogularly sold at $1.50
to $2.00, Saturday 95c
This sale is the result of a special purchase from E. Eosen
f eld & Co., the makers of these famous garments, by which, we
secured the regular $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 garment at one-third
and one-half off.
The "Faultless" sleeping garments are sold everywhere
by swell haberdashers at $1.50 and upward, to men who know
and demand the best in every garment.
Your choice of the entire lot here Saturday, at
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"The House of
High Merit"
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CiiM. fete. Ala!. Mtmlw. rfUM.
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CLEAHANCK 1ALB ENDING.
Orkla Bros. Art Slaklas; EatraordU
mmry Cat. la Price, at It. F(Uh.
In order that they may not carry a sin
gle garment over and to make room for
th. Immense spring- stock which J. L.
Orkln Is now selecting- In New York City,
Orkln Bros. hav. cut th. price below any
thing that has yet prevailed in Omaha.
Any lady who may b. in need of any arti
cle of wearing apparel carried by this en
terprising firm will hav. th. opportunity
Saturday to avail herself of the biggest
bargain ever offered. Bee advertisement
on Pag. Seven.
HOUSE MOVERS MUST NOT
IMPEDE TELEPHONE WIRES
So Georg Crash Learn. After Many
Year. Isi This Business of
strac'.nral Migration.
George Orush, 2419 South Twenty-fourth
street, housemover, has gotten a 12 warn
ing that city ordinances cannot b. ignored.
He was arrested for having, during the
process of removing a wooden structure
from an alley between Isard and Cuming
street to East Omaha, interfered with the
wires of th. Independent Telephone com
pany. He admitted, in cross-examination
by City Prosecutor Dickinson, that he had
not, as required by the ordinances, noti
fied th. company of his intended action
and further that he had only received a
verbal permission from a building In
spector to remove th. house.
"Th. Inspector,"- he explained, "said that
that was all that was necessary, as the
house was to be taken to East Omaha. An
other admission was that although he has
been in th. hous. moving business twenty
two years he had never notified the com
pany, j
Officer Stephen Maloney stated that In
consequence of the wire when It was re
placed on the pole not having been strung
high enough traffic was interrupted. Jus
tice of the Peace AltBtadt, who was acting
for Police Judge Crawford, said that as
he regarded the act of the defendant as
not intentional he would Impose the small
fine. lie wished the defendant, however,
tmd through him, other movers to under
stand that the ordinances would hav. to
be obeyed or1 there would be trouble.
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Pot. It on the Housekeeper.
Mis. Annla Barrows of Teachers' college.
In New York, says that it is no wonder
that meat price, ar. high, whan the house
keeper will Insist on sirloin steaks and
high-priced cuts generally. Sh. says that
th. cheaper cuts, th. parts that may be
roasted, if cooked with a slow fire, they
are as good as th. others. Then sh. says
there is a great wast, in vegetables, and
give, aa an example th. throwing away
of th. beet tops, which make delicious
"greens" or salads. Macaroni cooked in
milk, sho says, doe. not need cheea. and
so in many ways th. housekeeper may
save, and so lessen the cost of loving.
Loan Sharks Get
WKat Should Go
to the Merchant
J. A. C, Kennedy Makes This. Point
in Speech to Credit Men Address
by E. J. McVann.
The Omaha Association of Credit Men
held a banquet at the Home last night.
Over fifty members of the organization
were present to enjoy the banquet and to
hear two addresses.
John Duff, president of the association,
In a witty speech introduced the first
speaker, J. A. C. Kennedy, referee in bank
ruptcy, who gave an Interesting address
on "Bankrupty."
Mr. Kennedy reviewed the evolutionary
process which has led to the enactment of
th. present federal statute governing vol
untary and involuntary bankruptcy. He
explained the steps that had been takon In
the development of the laws from the time
of th. Romans to the present day and
heartily ondorsed the federal law of t'jJav,
which provides for the equitable distribu
tion of. assets and the discharge of those
who ar. hopelessly involved.
"My observation Is that th. numerous
small bankruptcy estates, without any as
sets whatever for distribution, are d-.vn
almost entirely from the v.-age-arning
classes.
"One group represents clerks and other
wage-earners, such as railway engineers
and firemen, who have become eiuoK'ed
in the meshes of loan, "sharks" and who.
In desperation, are finally driven to the
bankruptcy courts to rid themselves of the
Incubus which no other form of relief cap
effectively dispose of. By observation nd
Inquiry I have ascertained that a very c.m-
I slderable percentage of the wage-earning
bankrupts, who take advantage of the
bankruptcy act," are driven thereto by
the salary usurers who are permitted to
flourish in this state. These salary grab
bers do Infinitely more harm than the av
erage business man appreciates. The funds
which, by their usuriqus methods, they un
fairly and , Improperly exact from their
victims, are funds which would otherwise
go 'to 'the' discharge of the vlotlms' just
debts. If these funds were not so Improp
erly diverted from their proper sources
they would be paid to the local butcher,
baker and shoemaker, and in turn to the
Jobber and manufacturer, and trade condi
tions along the line would be benefitted and
strengthened. As It is the funds so Im
properly diverted simply go to swell the
fortunes of these nefarious money lenders
with practically no consideration in re
turn." , E. J. McVann, traffic manag-er of the
Commercial club, spoke on "What's Doing
In Washington." He gave a history of the
legislation leading to the formation of the
Interstate Commerce commission and the
enactment of the Hepburn-Dolllver liw. He
endorsed the Hepburn-Dolllver law, l.ut
said it could be amended In several ways
to make It more effective. He declared the
act to be "the first real act making ell
shippers equal in their rights under th.
law."
At the close of Mr. McVann's address
members of the association asked him
question, which he was prompt arid ex
plicit in answering.
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FLANAGAN CAN'T SHOOT A
DOG UNDER A GREEN PORCH
Hla Stnelf Heart Palls Him at th.
Slant of Erin's Glorl
ons Hue.
Night and day hav. been hideous since
Tuesdsy in Clontarf precinct by the bark
lng of a dog which crnwled under the
porch in front of the residence of Mrs.
Mary Shepherd, 1106 Miller street. The
dog refused to como out, refused to bo
fed, refused to be silent.
After three nights and days of continuous
barking by the dog, Mia. Shepherd rang
up the office of Sheriff Bralley and asked
for help. Deputy Sheriff Flanagan w
sent down.
Approaching the residence, revolver In
hand. Mr. Flanagan noted that the porch
was painted green.
"It's cruel, hard to kill him with that
color above his head," quoth th. deputy.
1 hen he tried to coax th. dog out. A
raucous growl was th. only result.
"I wonder what kind of ft eur It Is," Mid
th. deputy to himself.
He squatted down and took an observa
tion. Thee h. hurried away to a tele
phone. "I can't kill that dog," he told th.
sheriff. "It's an Irish setter."
NEWS OF THE ARMY POSTS
Thirty Thousand Pounds of Chickens
Most Be Bought for Dinner
February 82.
Bids will be opened Tuesday at the office
of Lieutenant Colonel Frank F. Eastman,
chief commissary, for 80,000 or more pounds
of dressed chickens for the Washington
Birthday dinner of the troops of th. vari
ous posts of the Department of the Mis
souri. Incidentally 80,000 pounds of potatoes are,
being delivered by contract at Fort Mack-
cnxle, Wyo., by Omaha Jobbers, under a
contract recently awarded them.
It Is Intimated that proposals may soon
be advertised for to supply the posts of
the department with a special high grade
of potatoes for the St. Patrick's feast of
March 17.
Bids will be opened at the office of Lieu
tenant Colonel F. Eastfman, February 17,
for 12,000 pounds of lard and a large quan
tity of canned meats for the use of the
United States army.
Honorable discharges by purchase have
been granted these enlisted men from the
regular army:- Private. Mek. Sobo, troop
D, Sixth cavalry: Alex Steel, company O,
Thirteenth Infantry, and Alio Llndahl,
company G, Eighteenth infantry.
Major Morris K. Barrell, paymaster
United Statees army, has been ordered to
take station at Cheyenne, Wyo., for duty.
VETOES SCHOOL EXPOSITION
Superintendent Davidson Administers
Lethal Dose to Plan Which Senior
Class Originate.
Superintendent- Davidson has declined to
countenance the . plan of a high school
educational exposition to be conducted at
the Auditorium, and the plan, which
originated with the senior class of th.
school, has been sorrowfully given up.
"Too big an undertaking so late In th.
school year," said the supurlntendent, who
dtcllncd also to pledge himself to permis
sion for the plan's being carried out next
year.
The general scheme was to hold an ex-
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