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OMAHA. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 15, 1917
On TfllM. It Hahtl,
NfWt SIM4I. at.. in
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS,
PAY H0MA1E TO
THE MEMORY OF
"BUFFALO BILL"
thousands of Persons, of
Every Station and Walk of
Life, Men, Women and
Children View Body.
OMAHA ELKS HONOR
COLONEL EBERLY
In the Year 2017
TALE TOLD OVER
AT COURT HOUSE
HAS REAL MORAL
KOTHERW. F. CODY
CARRANZA . You WTre
f Sehok. Sam You wxrns
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AND t UILL ANSWER. IT)
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TO GIVE UP HIS
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Ajho ill answer rr:
Memorial Services Held at the
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LIES IN STATE IN CAPITOL
Removed From There to Vanlt
to Await Pinal Burial on
Lookout Mountain.
'AMERICAN HOMEBUILDER'
Denver, Colo.. Jan. 14. The west
today did honor to the memory of
Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo
Bill).
From the moment the body of the
scout and hunter was brought into the
state capitol building to lie in state
until it rested in the vault of an under
taker to await final burial on the sum
mit of Lookout mountain all honors
were accorded to the dead plainsman.
Two state governors, a lieutenant
governor, officials and legislators from
three states, the United States army,
fraternal organizations of which lie
was an honored member, former cow
boys, the Grand Army of the Repub
lic and men, women and children
thousands of the latter paid tribute
to the illustrious son of the prairies.
Most Picturesque Figure.
"Colonel Cody was the most pic
turesque figure in American history,"
declared John W. Springer, Denver
millionaire banker, friend of Colonel
Cody, delivering the eulogy of the
F.Iks' services. "His achievements
were household words throughout the
land. He was truly the Amerrean
home-builder, blazing the trail to the
virgin west."
ColoncJ Cody's body was brought
into the state capitol building at 9:50
o'clock this morning. It lay beneath
the dome of the capitol, from the flag
pole of which the Stars and Stripes
floated at half mast. Troopers from
Fort Logan formed lines throtfgh
which the people passed.
When the bjg doors of the building
were thrown open the crowd poured
in. There were hundreds of boys and
girls in the" throng.
Crowd Still Coming.
At 12 o'clock, the hour set fbr the
closing of the casket, the crowd still
was coming.
The public was held back while tlie
family, bade the colonel farewell. . In
the family party was "Johnny" Baker
of New Rocbelle, N. Y.,-who was with
Colonel Cody in his wild west enter
prises for many years, ' ' V"
Following the family a delegation
of Palestine Commanderjr No. 13,
Knights Templar, from North Platte,
Neb., passed the bier. Afterwards
marched a delegation of former cow
boys. "Good-bye, old pard," "Good
bye, Bill," were some of their greet
ings. '
The guard of honor at the casket in
cluded delegations from the Colorado
National Guard, the Pioneer society,
the F.lks and the Grand Army of the
Republic. One member of the de-J
lailliuciil iruiu uic Mai Mdiucu oidm-
zation came across the plains with
Colonel Cody. He was David Rankin
of Denver.
The public again. was' admitted at
12:10 o'clock for twenty minutes.
A line extending more than a block
chivered in the cold wind, waiting for
a chance to enter. Twenty-five thou
sand persons passed by the casket,
according to an estimated count.
"Step Lively, Please."
And singularly, with it all, the ways
of the circus and the show ring were
present to the last.
"Step lively, please; big crowd be
'und," cried the master of ceremonies.
"The circus was in to the end," said
n old-time showman.
Colonel Cody lay in a huge bronze
casket, dressed in a frock coat and
with badges of the Legion of Honor
(Continued on Tage Two, Column Throe,)
Benefit for Workingmen's
Home at the Auditorium
The benefit which is to be given
lext Tuesday evening for Father
Flanagan's working men's home
promises to be one of the largest and
most successful ever given in the city.
Mayor Dahlman, the city commission
ers and it is estimatep" more than 1,000
Omahans will turn out for the big
Denefit.
The amusements will include dan
cing and card playig. Mayor Dahl
man will lead the grand march: , x,
Fathei Flanagan's home is a place
where a man may obtain lodging t
nominal cost and in case of necessity,
it is given free. -,
The affair is directly under the
c harge of the Catholic orders of For
esters of Omaha.
. Many beautiful prizes will be hung
up for the card players.
. The Weather
Temperature, at Onrnh Yttttcrday.
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LODGE OF SORROW
OmaTy paid its last tribute to Colo
nel WUfrsm Frederick Cody, Buffalo
Bill, yestertlay afternoon at 3:30 when
Omaha lodge 'No. 39, Benevolent and
Protective Oral of Elks, of which
the super-plainsm.vn was a member,
held an open lodge eaf sorrow.
Scores of Elks,, their friends and
acquaintances crowded into the lodge
rooms for the services. There were
many who knew the great scout,
knew him personally, took rank
among his closest friends. There
were others who were just casual ac
quaintances, had merely met him. And
there were still others who had never
known him, had never shaken him by
the hand, perhaps had never seen him.
But with one accord they listened, si
lently and attentively, to the glowing
tributes paid the famous plainsman.
The open lodge of sorrow was held
simultaneously with the funeral serv
ices at Denver, which also were held
under the direction of the Elks.
McCune Cannot Talk.
Colonel William McCune, himself
a prominent figure in the interesting
life elf the early frontier, had been
asked to tell some rcminiscenses of
his experiences with Colonel Xody.
Mr. McCune, who was prevented from
attending the funeral by an accident
a week ago, traveled over 300.000
miles with Buffalo Bill in the United
States and Europe, and clijoyed the
full confidence of the great scout.
Colonel McCune attended the me
morial, but he was so visably affected
he was unable to speak and a brief
account of his association with Colo
nel Cody was read by Dan Butler.
Andrew M. Morrissey, chief justice
of the Nebraska supreme court, de
livered the eulogy on Colonel Cody.
In glowing terms he extolled the
deeds of the great scout. He told how
Buffalo Bill was known from Missis
sippi to Pacific ill the wildest, most
murderous days of the most lawless
and savage territory this continent
ever knew, as a super-plainsman, a
precocious trail-driver, a scout of fear
less heart, a hand-to-hand duelist, an
uncanny shot and a fighter against
any odds for a just cause. In equally
glowing terms he praised the man for
the man he was, pure of heart, true of
character, fearless, courageous, . al
ways willing, never slacking and a
disciple of the good and the right.
Mayor Dahlman Speaks.
Rev. T. J. Mackay, a personal friend
of Colonel Codv's, Was also to have
made an address, but was unable to
on account of a sore throat.
F. Pratt Harood, exalted ruler of
the lodge, read the Elks' eulogy from
the ritual, and- Mayor Dahlman also
spoke.
John A. McCreafy, the lodge organ
ist, gave two solos, one of which was
"Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground, ' Colonel Cody's favorite se
lection. HenrV Cox and the Omaha
Chamber Music society and a quartet
from Millie Ryan's studio gave other
musical numbers.
Japanese Cruiser v
Destroyed; Ahove
100 Dead or Injured
Tokio, Jan. 14. The Japanese bat
tle cruiser Tsukuba was destroyed by
an explosion today in the harbor of
Yokosuka. Fire on the Tsukuba caus
ed the magazine to blow up. It is
estimated that more than 100 men
were killed or injured.
The Tsukuba was laid down in 1905
and displaced 13.750 tons. It was
440 feet long and was armed with
four twelve-inch, twelve 47-inch
guns, three three pounders and five
torpedo tubes. Its complement was
817 men. The Tsukuba was sent to
Hampton Roads in 1907, at the time
of the Jamestown exposition.
Yokosuka is an important naval sta
tion thirteen miles southwest of Yo
kohama. His Business Is Hunting
Lost Boys, Without Success
San Francisco, Jan. 14. "My busi
ness is hunting my two boys," said
Charles Miller of no address, who
appeared today, bent and shabby, at
local newspaper offices.
Otto, 35 years old, and Eddie, two
years younger, are the boys. The fa
ther last saw them in Chicago ten
years, ago. A letter seven years old
said "Eddie" was running a saloon
in Oakland, across the bay. There
is no record of a license.
Miller has searched in Los An
geles, Portland Seattlf.-'Spokane and
other cities and said he !as at the
end of his resources. ' ,'
Payment of $60,000 on
Club Building Authorized
A $60,000 payment. on the Omaha
Athletic club's building site on Doug
las street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets', was authorized by
the board of diectors Saturday, to be
made to J. Iy'Brandeis & Sons.
The grounll was bought for $218,000
from the late A. D. Brandeis. Nearly
$200,000 haarnow been paid. In a short
time the tifile will be clear.
Payments are made from member
ship fees. There are now more than
1,100 members in the club, and new
applications being made daily.
The dij-ectors last week held two
meetings, considering bond proposi
tions, anil will meet again this week.
MarkeoVlmprovement in
Admiral" Dewey's Condition
Washington. Jan. 14. There was
a marked improvement in the condi
tion of Adihiral Dewey today and his
physicians announced that danager
of complications, resulting from the
cold, whicf has confined him yi his
icaiuviivc fui stvuidi uays uau passcu
Resig-. .a Ranking Officer
of the? tilth Nebraska Reg
iment Will Be Handed in
Within, a Short Time.
REMAINS WITH SERVICE
Farewells Are Said by the
Boys at Fort Crook Prior to
Being Mustered Out.
ONLY WORDS OF PRAISE
The speech of Colonel George Ehcr
ly yesterday was perhaps the last he
will deliver to the Fourth Nebraska
regiment, of which he is commanding
officer, as he will resign in a short
time. He will not, however, give up
the service for good, as he is to have
a position on the army reserve.
Life on the border, with its monoto
nous and occasional pleasant times,
was again gone over by officers of the
Fourth Nebraska regiment at Fqrt
Crook in farewell addresses to the
soldiers Sunday afternoon.
Colonel Eberly, commanding officer
of the regiment, which will be mus
tered out of the federal service today
and restored to its former National
Guard standing, was the first speaker.
He thanked the men and officers for
their cooperation and asserted that
through their efforts the Fourth regi
ment had made a name for itself sec
ond to none on the netire border.- He
read a number of letters from com
manding officers, one in particular
from the secretary of war, in which
the Fourth regiment was given credit
for being one of the most effective
and mannerly units in the border
patrol.
Thanks for the flag.
Talking to the men, the colonel
said, "You are better fitted in every
sence of the word to again take up
the' positions which you left at the
president's call. There is only one
thing which I wish to add .and for
which we all feel sorry and that is the
loss of one of our men whose life was
lost through accident. He was one
we all respected and honored."
The man referred to was Private
Stringer of Clarks, who was drowned
while swimming, during the second
week after the regiment arrived at
Llano Grande. (
On behalf of the regiment. Colonel
Eberly thanked the women of Ne
braska for the flag which it had re
ceived. v ' '
Lieutenant Colonel Bachr, second
in command of the regiment and who
will probably be elected to succeed
Colonel Eberly, thanked the men,
saying, "I have no doubt but that you
will always remain faithful to ' the
pledge and oath" that you have taken
to protect your country."
It took Major Elsasser of the First
battalion just six words to say his
farewell speech. He said, "Good
bunch of boys, good luck."
Major Johnson of the Second bat
talion said that "If it is ever my lot to
sereve my country, I want to serve
with the Fourth Nebraska."
Times Down on the Border.
"Times as they were down on the
border with a number of numerous
incidents was the address of Major
Douglas of the Third battalion.
Others who spoke were Captain
Poucher, former chaplain of the regi
ment and Ralph Yeoman, the latter,
in behalf of the Young Men's Chris
tian association, for the work that in
stitution did among the men on the
border.
"As a direct representative of the
governor, I am glad to accept you
back in the National Guard," said
Adjutant General Hall. "I am glad
of your work and the entire state of
Nebraska is proud Of the showing
you made."
The adjutant general said that his
department had established a new
branch and would be glad to help any
of the men who found it hard to se
cure work.
Music was furnished by the Trinity
Methodist quartet and the regimental
band.
Goes to Fight For King.
To give up his commission of first
lieutenant in the Nebraska National
Guard to become a private in the
Canadian army. That's what Lieu
tenant Oscar L. Keating, Comanrjy
B of Omaha will do as soon as he
can sever his connection with the Ne
braska Guard.
"Love of the army game and de
sire for adventure is the reason as
cribed by the lieutenant for giving
up his present position.
"Of course, I would be glad to se
cure a commission in the Candian
army," the officer said, "bu I am go
ing to enlist regardless of whether
1 escure one or not."
Lieutenant Keating has been con
nected with the National Guard or.
ganizations for nine years, rising in
the ranks from a private. Previous to
being assigned to the Omaha com
pany, he was second lieutenant of B
company in the Fourth South Dakota
regiment. He was commissioned first
lieutenant soon after in Company C
of the same regiment at Highmore,
S. D. While connected with the lat
ter company he qualified as an ex
pert rifleman and was sent to the na
tional shooting meet at Camp Berry.
O., in 1909. He is considered one of
the best shots in the Nebraska Na
tional Guard. Lieutenant Keating is
27 years old.
Murguia Honored for
His Victory Over Villa
Chihuahua City. Mcx.. Jan. 14.
General Francisco Murguia. while
church bells rang and firecrackers
popped, rode through lines of school
children waving flags on his arrival
here todav from the front. The dem
onstration was in honor of his recent
victories over Villa,
CANNOT REFLOAT
THE JILWAUKEE
Expert Mechanical Engineer
Sees No Hope of Removing
Stranded Cruiser,
TO BUILD TEMPORARY PIER
Eureka, Cal., Jan., 14. The United
States protected cruiser Milwaukee,
which went ashore on Samoa beach
near, here, early yesterday, while try
ing to putl0ff fhe stranded submarine
H-3, cannot be refloated, it was an
nounced here today by J. D. Fraser,
expert mechanical engineer, who at
the solicitation of Lieutenant W. F.
Newton, in command, today made a
survey of the cruiser.
Fraser, using candles to light the
way, and accompanied by Lieutenant
Newton and members of his staff,
made a thorough examination of the
vessel and upon his return to shore
stated that there was no chance of
floating the ship. He said the stanch
ions had begun to give way, which
would indicate that the vessel soon
would go to pieces.
Heavy weather during the next few
days means the doom of the cruiser,
Fraser told the ship's officers. It was
said that a temporary pier would be
built out fo the Milwaukee and that
ordnance, machinery and all other
movables would be striped from the
cruiser as quickly as possible.
Work of salvaging the submarine
was turned over today to a private
concern at a contract price of $18,000.
Two More Hotels
To Be Constructed
In the Capital City
(From a Staff CorreBponant.l
Lincoln, Jan. 14. (Special.) Ne
braska's capital city bids fair to see
an era in hotel building with the open
ing of spring which will make it one
of the best "hoteled" capital cites
in the west, if the plans now started
materialize, and indications point that
they will.
The latest is the "Crown" hotel,
which-will be a twelve-story affair
with 530 sleeping rooms and will be
run on the $1 a day plan. It is the
idea of the company building the hotel
to have elaborate lobby and parlors,
but the sleeping rooms will be of a
more simple construction. The rooms
will be clean and convenient to bath,
but not elaborate in furnishing. The
hotel will cost around $800,000 and
will be located one block nortl of O
street on Fourteenth.
The second hotel will be about the
same size, but with the most modern
conveniences, and will cost something
more than $1,000,000. It will be two
blocks south of the Crown hotel and
will be located one block from O
street south on Fourteenth street.
This will make Secretary Whitten's
"new sky line every morning" look
like a real slogan.
Odd Fellows Will Meet
Grand Sire at North Platte
North Platte. Neb., Jan. 14. (Spe
cial.) North Platte Odd Fellows arc
preparing for an event that will loom
large in the history of the local lodge.
This is the entertaining of the lodges
nf western Nebraska here on March
18. At that time several hundred Odd
Fellows and Kebekahs from all over
the western part of the state will visit
North Platte. Frank L. Gandy of
Denver, grand sire of the world
organization and executive head of 2,
68J.00O Odd Fellows will be the guest
of honor. W. V. Hoagland, grand
master of the Nebraska organization,
and Mrs. Hattie Hoagland. president
of the state Kebekah assembly, being
residents of North Platte, will have
direction ot the attair.
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WEEDING WILD OATS
FROM HUMAN GARDEN
Growing Goodness Is Job of
Committees Probation Of
ficer Miller Appoints.
"WORTH A POUND OF CURE"
The new idta in delinquent kiddoni
is not to teach erring boys and girli
how to travel the right road after they
get into juvenile court, but 'to' keep
them out of court. It is merely in
other' way of applying the old axiom
that an ounce of prevention is worth
a pound 6t cure. .
Following the example of the Jews
and Italians in having a social service
committee work with the juvenile
court authorities in the straightening
out of cases of delinquency, the Catho
lics have named a committee to pro
ceed along the same lines. The
negroes will appoint a social service
committee next week.
The Catholics' social service com
mittee announced by Probation Of
ficer Miller is as follows: Father
Stenson, chairman; DonaM Burke,
vice chairman; Jack Byrne, Leo A.
Hoffman, William P. Lynch, Ralph B.
Litte and two women yet to be named
The Jewish committee, pioneers in
the movement, is know as the social
service committee of the William Mc
Kinley lodge of B'nai B'rith. Its mem
bership is as follows: Maxim Konecky,
chairman; Isador Rees, vice chairman;
Frank Spiglc, Al Dreyfoss and Harry
Malashok.
Father Stenson and Joe Calabria
represent the Italians.
Rev. Oliver Keve. pastor of the
Walnut Hill Methodist church, repre
sents the Ministerial union.
Holt Will Double Its
Road and Bridge Fund
O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 14. (Special.)
Holt county will double the size of its
bridge and road funds this year, in
expectation that the legislature will
make a sufficient appropriation for the
state and several counties to get in on
the federal appropriation for good
roads. The bridge fund has been in
creased to $30,000 and, including the
amounts to be expended by the town
ships, about $60,000 will be devoted
to road building. The county already
has one north and south trunk line
highway, casting about $16,000, under
construction. The total estimate for
county running expenses this year,
not including township road funds, is
$93,500. At the organization of the
new board, M. P. Sullivan was elected
chairman for this third term.
Tire Blows, Car Upsets
And Man in It Killed
York, Neb., Jan. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles E. White, aged .11.
of Beaver Crossing, was killed this
morning three miles east of this city
when a tire of his automobile blew
out. This turned the car over.
He was accompanied by Charles
Burdice of Beaver Crossing, who es
caped injury by jumping from the car.
White was on his way to Aurora to
1 see a sister who was sick. His par-
ients live at Superior, Neb.
He was engaged to be married to
. Miss Edna Green of Nelson, March 15.
He was a brother-in-law of Postmas
ter Glover of Aurora. The body will
be taken to Superior. -
Workmen Lodges of City
Will Meet Next Wednesday
A joint meeting of all the lodges
in the city of the Ancient Order of
I'nitcd Workmen will be held on
Wednesday evening, January 17. The
meeting will be open and members
and rhcir friends arc invited to the
temple on the occasion. Frank H.
Myers will deliver an address on the
Federal rarm Loan Law.
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ADMITS HE MIGHT
HAVE KILLED GIRL
Kansas City Man Makes What
Police Call Confession of
Mona Simon's Murder.
BLAMES DRINK FOR IT ALL
- Huntington, Ind Jan. 14. Blam
ing drink for a condition which may
have clouded his mind, Weldon H.
Wtlfs ""of Kansas City' admitted to
night, the police say, that he might
'have killed Mona Simon in a hotel
at Columbus, O. Chief of Police
Baker regarded the prisoner'! state
ment as a confession.
"If ( did do it," 'Wells said, ac
cording to the police, "I must have
been crazy. I was drinking hard, I
know."
When told that a Columbus .sport
ing writer had given information re
garding his whereabouts, Wells is
reported to have said:
If Tom Daily said I was. there
Friday afternoon 1 must have been
there. Tom would not turn on me.
He would not tell anything on ine
that he did not know was right."
Wells said he would return to Co
lumbus without requisition papera.
Services for Girl.
Columbus, O., Jan. 14. While Wel
don H. Wells, former Kansas City
broker's clerk held in Huntington,
Ind., awaits the arrival of Columbus
police with a warrant charging him
with first-degree murder in connec
tion with the death of Mona Byron
Simon in a local hotel, women of the
Columbus Women's Christian Tem
perance union tonight held short
funeral services for the girl.
Wells will be returned here to
morrow. Miss Simon's body was scut to
Grafton, W. Va., for burial near her
old home.
Farmers' Meetings Held
This Week in Lincoln
(From a Staff CorreHponilenl. )
Lincoln, Jan. 14. (Special.) This
week will be one of the most interest
ing of the winter, the meetings of or
ganized agriculture occupying most of
the time. The meetings will be the
largest and best attended of any pre
vious session and in many ways the
most important for many years.
A special train from Sheridan
county will reach Lincoln. Tuesday
and will be met by members oi the
Lincoln Commercial club, who will
endeavor to make the visit of the
fanners of that part of the state in
teresting. The meetings of the different
branches will be held mostly at the
agricultural farm, but several will be
held in the city, cither at the Com
mercial club or the Lindell and Lin
coln hotels. As usual, the city Audi
torium will be open for general ex
hibits and the big evening meetings.
Prepares Table Showing
1 . Party Strength in House
I Washington, Jan. 14. An advance
! list of members of the next house of
I representatives, prepared by South
Kimball, clerk of the house, and made
i public today, gives 215 democrats, 215
j republicans, I. progressives, one pro
; hibitionist, one socialist, and one in-
dependent. The tabulation, which is
! unofficial, has been held up pending
I the outcome of close contests, and
' finally was issued after announcement
I that Representative Scully, democrat,
! of New York, hail been re-elected.
' Republicans, while conceding its
J accuracy, declared today that a final
I decision that Representative Barch-
feld, republican, ot Pennsylvania, had
beep elected, would upset the figures.
The name of Representative Barch
fcld's opponent is given in the list.
, Yarn Concerns County Treas
ury and How the New Force
There Found the Job
No Cinch.
1 ENDRES HAS HIS TROUBLE
lUre's Successor Turns to Man
He Defeated to Learn
Office Duties,
! SOLOMON TO THE RESCUE
This is a talc that is told of the
roiinlvi treanrir' nffirp Tr o ..
moral, too, if you look close enough.
It isn't told very loudly, nor by
anybody in particular. It is just told,
and not a great many people who
haven't been around the courthouse
since the democrats took over the of
fices grabbed at the last election
have heard it. Those who have heard
just laugh.
Last November great rejoicing was
indulged in in the camps of the local
democracy. The uu terrified had dc
feated Emmet Solomon, had elected
M. L, Emlres, and all the glory and '
emoluments and other things that
go with the joint offices of county,
city, school district and water district
treasurer were to pass into the hands
of the democrats. Many republicans
would be loosened from the payroll
and deserving democrats would get
the jobs.
It was so nice.
Endres Takei Over Big Job.
So time went on, and Bre'r Endres
made all his plans to take over the
quadruple exchequer, and held many
consultations with the bosses of the
party, and an office force was chosen
and all was set for the grand cleaning
in the county treasurer's office. ;
It came off on schedule time.
"Bill" Ure was ready at the tick
of the clock, and for three days busi
ness was suspended in the office, while
the outgoing treasurer counted out
the cash and displayed the bonds and
other valuable assets and adjuncts of
the place; taught his successor the
mysteries of the time locks, and which
safes held the various funds, and all
the other written and unwritten work
of the office. Then the exchange was
completed, receipts were given, vand
Ure stepped out a private citizen,
while M. I.. F.nrlre hevan tn torn hi
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Along with Ure went some time
tried and fire-tested veterans of the
service, including deputies such as
Emmet Solomon and Henry fjeisel.
men who know how to handle- the
intricate and exacting accounts of
the treasury. And the democrats
felt sorry to see so valuable servants
depart from the public's employment,
but their grief was assuaged by the
thought that good followers of Mayor
Jim and other brands of democracy
as it is nracticed in Omaha wnuM
get the jobs.
This, too, was so nice.
-Fresh Crew on the Job. '
With nice fresh pens, and nice cleam
blotters, and inkwells filled to the
muzzle, the new gang set to work
when the whistle blew, and toiled
during the scheduled hours of labor,
which are eight per diem. They made
many figures and filled out many
blank lines, and did other things such
as is expected of an accountant, while
the new county treasurer looked on.
and enjoyed the spectacle and his
satisfaction at having been elected
grew with each passing moment.
This lasted about three days.
Then it happened. Somebody dis
covered that the old machine was not
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Bishop's Banquet
To Be Welcome of
Prelate to Omaha
Omaha business men will formally
welcome Archbishop Bishop Harty,
bishop of the Catholic diocese here, at
a banquet this evening in the Fon
tenelle hotel. Guests will include
representatives of Omaha's civic and
commercial progress. Gurdon W.
Wattles, president of the Omaha St
Council Bluffs Street Railway com
pany, will be the principal speaker.
Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis,
who was to be one of the honored
guests, has wired that sickness pre
cludes his coming But Chief Justice
Morrissey has assured the committee-in-charge
that he will surely attend
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have written affirmative answers to
their invitations. T. J., Mahoney, one
of the best of post-prandial entertain
ers, will be toastmaster. The banquet
hour is set for 7 o'clock.
When in Need
of Competent Help
Call Tyler 1000
Your need will be
promptly met with a
number of applicants,
most of whom can
fill the position to .
your satisfaction.
Try it today
Call Tyler 1000
You are as close to
The Be Want Ad Dept.
as your phone is to you.
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