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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1912)
TIIE BEE: 0MA1IA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 12, 1912. COWELL REFUSES POSTOFFICS Turns Sown Offer of PostmastersMp of City of Omaha. GUESS AS TO WHO IS KEXT lunntiint Areaws latrase In terest P fMMtfT TkMU U Dtaappaiateai, He Ei . etea ta HaM Orrr The office of postmaster at Omaha haa bn tendered Robert Cowell of tha firm of Tttomu Kllpatrtck Co.. and he has declined because of press of other busi ness. Ha was tendered the appointment by Senator Brown, who was supported in his choice by Postmaster General Hitch cock. Telegrams were sent to Mr. Cowell Wednesday by these gentlemen asking him if he would accept the appointment. Mr. Cowell has wired Senator Brown that it will be impossible for him to ac cept the position of postmaster at Oman.' He says that his reasons are purely bus nesa. "The postoffica at Omaha has grown t' such proportions that it appears to me that It would require the entire time o the postmaster and I would not be ah" to give my entire time," said Mr. Cowel. this morning. "We have been enlarging our business so that It will require too much of my time to divide It with the postmastershlp. henca I have wired Senator Brown that I cannot accept" At the Bostotfica the news that the postmastershlp had been tendered Robert Cowell excited intense interest. It at once took alt the air out of the sails qf the people there who had been led to be lieve by Postmaster Thomas that he was aura et being reappointed, or at least permitted to hold over until after the April primaries, that bavtnr. been an nounced as the least he was to have aa a vindication of his damaged official record. The later Information that Mr. Cowtl! bad definitely declined to take the place set the clerks and camera again guess rag aa to who would be next on the list, all of them getting ready to extend a welcoming hand to tha new man, who ever ha mar be. "Switch Game" Costs Stranger His Roll While taking the part of s good Samar itan. Oerrlt Feyge of St Paul, Minn., was swindled out of In Omaha Wednesday afternoon on the old ."switch game" Feyge. while on bis way here from St Paul, took up with a stranger on the train. When he arrived la Omaha his new acquaintance called at his hotel to see him and they went out far a walk. . On the street tha two wen were ap proached by another stranger who asked to be directed to the residence of Bishop Seannel. When he was Informed that the two men did not know where the bishop lived he confided, to them that he had 15.000, which ha exhibited. This be claimed was left him by his father, who had just died, and on his deathbed asked the son to take It to the bishop. With tears In his eyes the stranger bewailed the death of bis father and said he did not want to carry the money around with him. Feyge then said he would keep U for the stranger until the latter found tha residence of the bishop, and gave the stranger his address. The stranger did net , want to do this, without getting something Is return. He then suggested that Feyge civs him what money he had la order to have something to live on SDd Feyge osuld then take the IS.0M until the stranger called for It. Feyge turned ever his MS and In return received a roll of supposed bills wrapped up In a handkerchief. The handkerchief turned sut to contain one U bill. Credentials Vote is Now Being Taken la order to Insure complete regularity for the credentials of the delegates from Nebraska to the republican national con vention, Chairman John L. Kennedy of tha republican state oommlttee Is taking a vote of the committee by mall on an order directing the election of delegates according to the provisions of the pri mary law. The official oall for the na tional convention reads: "That delegates and alternates, both from the state at large and from each congressional dis trict, may be elected In conformity with tha laws of the state In which the elec tion occurs, if the state committee or any such congressional committee so direct." The call also provides for ths trans mission of copies through the various members of the national committee to the state and congressional chairmen, and in sending them Victor Rosewater, as mem ber of the national committee for Ne braska, after conferring with Mr. Ken nedy, suggested that this procedure be followed In order to avoid the necessity of Calling the various committees to gether merely to adopt such a resolu tion, v REFUSES TO BE OMAHA'S POST HASTES AT $6,000 A TEAS. Vs. - ik A . f at, -4 :1V I Peter Will Publish German Daily Paper The Omaha Tribune, a German weekly newspaper of thirty years' standing, will become a dally on March 14. the anniversary of Its founding, according to announcement made by the publisher, Val J. Peter. New "equipment of the latest type Is being Insta.led la the office, and It Is planned to make the Dally Omaha Tribune one of the greatest Ger man newspapers In the west. Mr. Peter announces that "In politics the Daily Omaha Tribune will be Inde pendent, stand. ax for men and measures that are upho-ding the rights and free dom of the people against unlawful cam 4 nations rather than to blindly follow any particular party for party's sake It Is evident that such a policy will In terest all the different tactions snd classes of the German element and In sore It a universal circulation, especially so as arrangements have been made for contrtbutioas by lanwus Oeiman writers and eorrespondeats of America and Europe.' COMMERCIAL CLUB TO HONOR RAILROAD MEN W. B. Scott, vice president and general manager of toe Colon Pacific, and lames E. Kslby. late solicitor of toe Burlington, will be the guests of the public affairs committees and tarlr apeakars at a lunchenti va' ' Commercial club. All the members are tn tiled to attend. Judicial College Revises Its Rules Revision of the rules of practice of the Douglas county district court, an nounced In The Bee several weeks ago. was formally ratified by the judges of the district court yesterday. New rules were drafted by A. I Sutton, presiding Judge, and will be printed in the regular February term bar dockets. The general aim of the revision Is to expedite the business of the courts. In brief, the rules are as follows: Judges of criminal and law courts each to try criminal as well as law cases, doing away with needless waits. Speedy hearing of motions, which .heretofore haa been slow. Keeping of a separate parole docket, so parole matters may be at tended to without going through cumber some criminal records. Lawyers must file copies of all pleadings, so the other side may secure the copies and not be delayed In preparing their answers. Criminal and civil cases are to be tried In alternating periods of two weeks. Cattle Freeze to Death in Michigan Reports coming to the railroad offices Indicates that the present cold weather Is not confined , to the Missouri vslloy and the Inter-mountaln country. It is cold elsewhere. Charles J. Lane, general freight agent of the Union Pacific, la In receipt of a letter from the general freight agent of the Michigan Central. That official tells Mr. Lane that- a couple of days sgo. on the Michigan Central, Just out side of Kalamasoo. a freight train was tailed in the anow and that four car loads of cattle frose to death before they could be gotten out and driven to shelter. RAILROADS HAVE CLOSE CALL TO SOME WRECKS On all of tha roads tn and out of Omaha, passenger trains are In much bet ter condition than at any time during the Is st week. They are still running late, but at a rifle, only from one hour to two behind the regular schedules. There bare been ao wrecks on the Omaha roads, but there have been several close calls, two of which have occurred on the Milwaukee. A train out of Omaha, east bound, was running at sixty miles per hour. A rail broke under the rear sleeper and Its wheels went off onto the ties. The engineer realised that something was wrong and applying the emergency brakes brought his train to a stop tn quick time. Another passenger train oa the Mil waukee, passing through Iowa, contracted a flat wheel. It bumped along, breaking every rail on that side of the train for a distance of about Ms yards. Although the passengers wers considerably shaken up, none was injured. The train remained oa ths track. HIGH SCHOOL LETTER MEN BUY QfVN SWEATERS The sixteen letUr men of the Mil foot ball squad of the Onaha High school de cided to purchase purple and whlte'sweat ers for themselves st a nteeting held under the direction of the athletic board of control yesterday. Each lad will pay his share of tha expense Instead of having the athletic management furnish the money. .' pver since the end of the seasos the members of the squad who were awarded their letters have been set upon having sweaters and sines the sthietlc board at tha school refused to purchase them the lads got busy and decided to buy their own sweaters. The new Jackets will ar rive next week. The beer behind the triangular label possesses character and quality to a marked degree. rtATZ COMPANY asa-atfcSii s" ' swiia.awaw.llaa rtjsast Dearfa ee3 ALWeWS THE SAME GOOD OLD If your children are s-jbjeet to attack of croup, wacch for the first symptom, hoarseness. Otve Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child become hoarse and the attack nay be warde aff. For sale by all druggists. i Steamf itter is Run Over by an Engine at Council Bluffs John H. Mitchell, foreman of the eirm fitting gang at the Cnlon Pad tic ships In Council Bluffs, was instantly klllrd yesterday morning when a freight engine backed down and ran over him. The en gine was being op-rated by Tom Flem ing. Mitchell was repairing the steam tubes of a car near shop No. 2 about 10 o'clock. After finishing his job he arose from where he had been sitting on the ground and backed onto a nearby track and surveyed his work. He did not see a fast moving switch enslsn which was bearing down on him and his ear muff kept him from hearing. TUe engine could not see Mitchell on the (rack snd the wheels passed over MitcheP's hest. Hit. hell resided In Council tlluffs at 1SJ6 South Seventh street and was I years old. He was an olud employe of the company. He Is survived by , his wife and two children. The coroner took charge of the body. PRINTING 1TRMSH BIG WAR Douglas County Get the Benefit of Large Cat in Prices. "BOYS WHO DO THE WORK" TO GIVE JOLLY MUSKETEERS Tickets will soon be on sale for the Ak-Sar-Ben opera. "The Jolly Musket ears." which will be given at the Bran dels theater. February S3 and St. The proceeds of the entertainments will he used for the "Den" building expenditures. BIDS ARE FAB BELOW COST Redaetlea as a Whole la Said to Aaaaawt Twratr-Plvv Per Ceat Some Kaoratoaa Tata Made. blanks of various sorts are made by other printing companies, among them the Omaha Printing company and Klopp A Bartlett. The books which the Reea company will furnish at S cents each cannot be pro duced for less than . lis loss will be ' at least The books contain a) ledger pages of the finest grade of ledger paper. The paper alone Is worth wholesale at least 1 cents a pound. War to the finish between Omaha printing firms will result In a S per cent reduction of Dotwtlas county's bills f r printing snd blank books this year. This stats of facts Is revealed by the tabulation of the printing and blank hook bids submitted to the count? commis sioners Tuesday. The tabulation has been practically completed by ' George Anthes. head of the auditing department of County Clerk Frank Dewey's office. Never before In recent years has there been such price cutting among tile print ers in order to get the county's busi ness. Some of the cuts made are so deep as to make It apparent that the suc cessful bidder will lose hundreds ef dol lars on their e-jntracts. The Reea Printing company will be awarded practically all the contracts on blank books used in the offices of the treasurer, the register of deeds, the cierk of the district court and others. For books for which the county paid $13 to IIS last year It will pay 2S rents to 1. this year. Low bids on printing of stationery and Social Settlement House is Frozen Up The Social Settlement has been frosen out of one of the two houses which It oc cupies on South Thirteenth street. The water pipes have frosea In the cottage next to the main settlement house, In which the library and the kitchen and dining room of the head resident. Miss Clara Schaefer, la located. These rooms have been abandoned until the weather moderates and they can be heated. All clubs and classes are being held In the main building. At the meeting of the board of direc tors Wednesday afternoon at the Toung Melt's Christian association, ths finances of the Settlement association were dis cussed. Eaon member of the board of twenty-tour women haa pledged herself to raise for the maintenance of the settlement. Kach member of the member ship committee of fifteen women, of which Mrs. E. A. Benson Is chairman. Is work I Ins to raise tlOD chroiurh association memberships, which range from tl to t I Friday the women of the First Pres byterian church will serve chicken din i ner at the church for the benefit of th settlement. Omaha Club Will Elect Directors The annual meeting of the Oman- club will be held on Saturday venln of next week. Among other insure three .directors will be chosen to succeed Joseph Barker, Jr., F. U Campbell and U K. Crofoot. whose terms expire. Tin by-laws relating to the election of di rectors have been amended to conform to the wishes of the members, as ex pressed at the last annual meeting. Other important business will be con sidered at this meeting and It Is the earnest wish of tho directors that ah members bj present. Dinner will be served at C 3S, and those members who Intend to be present ar requested to notify the office of the club not later than Friday, January m . PROF. BERNSTEIN IS NOW A COMPOSER OF MUSIC Prof. Nathan Bernstein of tho Omaha High school has developed Into a com poser of music and writer of aoiurs. He has bad published his latest song, ths words and muslo written by himself. It Is called 'Talk Bong." PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Martin L. Sugarman has returned from Paaadena, Cal., where he visited several weeks with his parents. Packing Company Settles With, Mrs. Kelleyior $2,500 .The sum of S2.50O la the price Mrs. Mary Kelley-, wife of the late Thomas J. Kelley. superintendent of the hog killing de partment of the Cudahy Packing com pany's South Omaha plant, has received from tha parking concern for the life of her husband, who was electrocuted In the plaut tha evening of December JJ. The settlement was effected In district court yesterday. Claim agents for the company and the widow had been negotiating over since the day after Mr. Kelley's death. When the 'agreement finally was reached, Mrs. Kelley. went Into county court and had herself named administratrix of her hus band a estate and Immediately tiled for mal suit tor damages In district court. The Cudahy company then paid her t2. and she and ths company together filed a stipulation of settlement and the case was d lamias d with prejudice, which bars the widow from starting any further ac tions. ' . : The coroner's verdict In the case of Kelley and a fellow workman, who were killed within a few minutes of each other, was that they met death by electric shock, caused by defective wiring. . . i t Ik. HaMfk . - la dyspepsia, complicated with liver ana kidney trouble fclecino timers oup such cases or no pay. Try thern, 60o. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Yearly disposal of rugs at specially low prices Selling high grade floer coverings with consideration of home-furnish- desires for creating new and more pleasing home atmospneres ers MANY are the regrets expressed after the flight of time has" driven Opportunity back into the Never-to-Come-Again Land. All have such moments yhen they realize how much they lost through neglect to accept chance or failure to see the gains to be made. This annual January sale is still young, but time is .moving fast, and these rare bargains in rugs are to last .11 r .1 .1 rryt 111 I 1 a. t- oniy unui tne Close 01 tne momn. ineyare priced oeiow our usuai muuesi ngurcs, an -u im portunity you surely will regret if you do not now grasp it. ROYAL WILTON HUGS The choicest designs of the beat aud moil re liable mttnulacturers. Many of these patterns arc new Spring designs and but only sample rugs ot each pattern. ' For this reason we are offerings them with tho balance ot our goods at clearance prices. ' , Eoyal Wilton $76.0011-3x15 $60.00 Eoyal Wilton $68.0010-6x13-6 ... $52.00 ' Eoyal Wilton $60.00-10-6x12 $45.00 Eoyal Wilton $60.00-9x15 ....... .$50.00 Eoyal Wilton $60.009x13-6 ......$45.00 Eoyal Wilton $42.00-9x12 $35.00 Eoyal Wilton $40.00-8-3x10-6 ....$32.50 Eoyal Wilton $28.006x9 $22.50 Eoyal Wilton $16.00-4-6x7-6 ..... .$15.00 t - , ' . . ! - . e WILTON VELVET BUGS ' There are hundreds of different patterns to select from In this assortment, both , Orinetal and Moral designs. Wilton Velvet $32.00-9x12 $25.00 Wilton Velvet $25.00-9x12 $18.00 Wilton Velvet $18.007-6x9 $14.50 Wilton Velvet $15.00-6x9 $12.50 Wilton Velvet $22,50-9x12 $15.00 Wilton Velvet $24.00-8-3x10-6 . . . .$15.00 GERMAN SAXONY EUGS A large assoftnieut ot these choice Imported rags la shown, and we are offering them at great re ductions in price. These rugs are made without seams and ot chenille fabric, being a very soft, rich, durable rug and coming in a variety ef colorings and exclusive designs, v German Saxony $95.009-10x13-1 $75.00 German Saxony $80.009-10x13-1 $65.00 German Saxony $75.00-8-3x11-6 ..$57.50 AXMINSTEE EUGS We show several different qualities of these goods; among which are only the newest styles of the best manufacturers. There is such a variety of sties that it will not be difficult to fit any room. Axminster $45.00-12x15 '. .$35.00 Axminster $40.0010-6x13-6 $30.00 Axminster $35.00-11-3x12 $27.50 Axminster $24.75-9x12 $18.00 Axminster $21.758-3x10-6 $16.50 . Axminster $18.00-7-6x9 ......... .$14.50 Axminster $15.00-x9 ..." ,'.$12.50 Axminster $21.75-9x12 ..$16.00 Axminster $18.50 8-3x10-6 $15.50 TAPESTRY BEUSSELS EUGS.. . It la quite important If you are contemplating the purchase ot a rug' of this character, to take ad vantage of the present prices. The assortment la very complete, with a full showing ot Medallion and Oriental designs. Tapestry Brussels $21.0011-3x12 $17.50 Tapestry Brussels $17.50-9x12 ..$14.00 Tapestry Brussels $15.008-3x10-6 $12.00 Tapestry Brussels $10.00-7-6x9 ....$8.50 Tapestry Brussels $8.00-6x9 $6.00 CRAFTSMAN EUGS These rugs are especially adapted for rooms In which Craftsman or similar furniture la used. They are reversible, and come In a variety of colorings suited for various rooms in the borne. Craftsman $3.0030x00 $2.40 Craftsman $3.50-36x72 $2.80 Craftsman $9.756x9 $7.80 Craftsman $14.007-6x9 $11.20 Craftsman $18.00-9x12 $14.60 BODY BEUSSELS BUGS The assortment of the different sizes ot these rugs Is very complete. It will be eaay to find Just the coloring and the correct design to meet your re quirements. ' ' Body Brusels $12.754-6x7-6 $9.50 Body Brussels $22.75-6x9 $17.50 Body Brussels $31.508-3x10-6 ....$22.50 Body Brussels $33.50-9x12 $24.00 Body Brussels $42.0011-3x12 . . . . .$37.50 Body Brussels $42.0010-6x12 $35.00 Body Brussels $48.00 10-6x13-6. .. .$40.00 Body Brussels $56.00-11-3x15 ..... $45.00 D00NE SCOTCH WEAVE BUGS : These rugs are made In beautiful two-toned ef fects with a variety ot colorings and popular designs, and are very fine rugs for long service, Scotch Weave $8.00-4-6x6 $6.40 Scotch Weave $13.50-6x7-6 ......$10.80 Scotch Weave $16.50-6x9 $13.20 Scotch Weave $18.50-6x10-6 ..... .$14.80 Scotch Weave $19.50-7-6x9 $15.70 Scotch Weave $23.009x9 $18.40 Scotch Weave $27.50-9x10-6 ..... .$22.00 Scotch Weave $32.009x12 $25.60 ALL WOOL INGRAIN AET SQUARES. V Wool Art Squares $5.406x9 $4.00 Wool Art Squares $9.45-9x10-6..... $8.25 Wool Art Squares $10.809x12. . . . .$9.00 Wool Art Squares $12.60 10-6x12 .'.$10.50 Wool Art Squares $14.40-12x12. . ..$11.50 Linoleums offered in big sale The expensive stock of printed and inlaid linoleums are placed on the bargain counters ot this sale at bugs re ductions. Ihe variety is very large, and the quality is the highest. The prices are meant for the most humble purse PRINTED LINOLEUMS 60c Linoleum 6 ft. and 7-6 wide, sq. yd., 45c 65c Linoleum 6 ft. and 7-6 wide, sq. yd., 50c 75c Linoleum 12 feet wide, per sq. yard . ,55c INLAID LINOLEUMS $1.75 Quality, per square yard 1. .$1.50 $1.65 Quality, per square yard $1.40 $1.45 Quality, per square yard ...$1.25 KASHMTRE EUGS. These are reversible rugs. They are per fect reproductions of Oriental rugs in design and coloring and are excellent values. Eashmire Rugs $2.5036x72 $1.50 Kashmire Bugs $9.75-9x9 ..$8.50 Eashmire Bugs $12.759x12 $9.50 RAGLAN EUGS We are showing some very fine patterns in these goods, made in shades of blue, greeu and browns, with pretty borders at each end. Eaglan $20.00-9x12 $15.50 Eaglan $12.006x9 $9.00 INGRAIN CARPETS " We are offering our entire stock of all wool ingrain and three-ply Carpets at a great sacrifice. Bring measurements of rooms. $1.00 Hartford, 3 ply ingrain, per yard 81c 85c Hartford, extra ingrain, per yard. .61C 75c Best Wool Ingrain, per yard 55c Large selection of stock rugs $30.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x13-9 ..$17.00 $24.00 Brussels Bugs 10-6x12 $12.00 $16.50 Brussels Eugs-6-9x8-ll.... $10.00 $10.00 Brussels Bags 6x7 $6.00 $10.00 Brussels Eugs-6x6-9 $7.00 $18.00 Brussels Rngs-8-3xll-6 $9.00 $13.00 Brussels Rngs 6x10-9 $9.00 $18.00 Brussels Rugs-8-3il0-4 $9.00 $11.00 Brussels Eugs-6-9x9-9 $7.00 $17.00 Brussels Bugs 8-3x9-3 $9.00 $20.00 Brussels Bugs 8-3x11-6.... $11.00 $25.50 Brussels Bugs 11-3x13 $13.00 $26.00 Brussels Rug-10-6xl0-ll.. $16.00 $25.50 Brussals Rugs 10-6x10-8 .$15.00 $22.50 Brussels Rugs 9x11... $13.00 $35.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x12-9. . ,-$20.00 $32.50 Brussels Rugs-10-6xll-9 ...$18.00 $24.00 Brussels Rugs 10-6x12-3. . . .$12.00 $25.00 Brussels Eugs-9xl2-2 $14.00 $31.50 Brussels Bugs 10-6x12-2. . . .$17.00 $32.50 Brussels Bugs 9x12, $22.50 $20.00 Brussels Bugs 10-6x102. . . .$11.00 $2100 Wilton Velvet Eugs-6x9-6. $14.00 $23.50 Wilton VeL Bugs 8 10x11-4 $14.00 $25.50 Wilton Velvet Bugs 8-3x11-6 $16.00 $15.50 Wilton Velvet Eugs-6-9x9-10 $9.00 $22.50 Wilton Belvet Bugs 8-3x9.. $14.00 $12.00 Wilton Vel. Rugs 6x6-6..... $5.00 $27.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs 10-6x9-4 $15.00 $21.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs 8-3x9-6 $11.00 $27.00 Wilton VeL Eugs-8-3xll-2 .$17.00 $20.00 Wilton Velvet Eugs-8-5x8-3 $10.00 $41.50 Wilton VeL Eugs-10-6xl2. . $28.00 "Remember, good furniture may be cheap, but "cheap furniture cannot be good. Miller, Stewart Beaton Co. "THE TAG POLICY HOUSE" Established 1884 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street s