Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-14

while the prevailing rate OF wages was
$50. A month later he began an action
and within twenty days judgment was
subsequently handed down by the higher
courts in another case, which, apparently,
reversed the decision in Carey's case and
the Judgment was vacated. Careys law
yers decided later that his case was not
affected and Justice Bischoffs decision was
the result OF the second suit.
1t is said that enough city employees are
in the same category as Carey to force
the city to refund 8, 10000 il they institute
suits.
Assertions are being made that Western
tips are demoralizing servants in hotels,
walters in the restaurants cabmen and
other dependents about town. New Workers.
are declaring that the westerner (and
everybody from beyond Buffalo or Pitts
burg is called a westerner in the metrop-
olis) comes to New York with his pockets
full of coin of the realm and the idea that
he must load with small fees every super
numerary who does him the slightest serv-
ice. All Overcharges the westerner is said
to accept and pay with a scornful disre-
gard OF prudence. The result is, according
to sage metropolltans that the professional
servants are being turned into rapacious
cormorants and petty swindlers., Walters
short-change, cabmen overoharge, bellboys
sulk for silver and messengers refuse to
fetch and carry until they have received a
liberal fee. The latest story OF westerners
as spenders il told by a popular Dress
maker. who admits that she puts her price
up 3 per cent whenever she learns that her
customer is from the west. 'They have
plenty of money and never haggle over
prices" she explains.
That the youth of New York City show
physical deterioration was abundantly
proved the other day when the school
boards committee on athletics reported
that OUT OF 100 lads examined only three
could ''chin' themselves-that is, draw
themselves up by their arms on a hort
zontal bar until the chin rested upon IL.
This is dscouraging. A generation ago
nine boys out Of ten in good rcalth could
''chin" all the way from three " dozen
times without letting go. The city boy who
used a gymnasium trapeze was probably
not so strong as his country brother, who
swung to the limb OF an apple tree or a
cross-beam in the barn, but he was an ex-
oeedingly weak boy II he coula not stand
this test. True, the simple feat involves
knack and practice as we'll as general
strength, but the miserable showing OF
these 700 Manhattan boys puts them far
below the average. Their bringing up has
been neglected.
Automobiles are one OF Magistrate
Cranes chief denominations, and when 'he
had Charles q. Gates before him for vio-
lation OF the speed law the spectators
expected an interesting dissertation.
Mr.. Gates" said the magistrate. 81
have heard Of you before. You are a man
of Wall street with millions, and you
think you can do what you please. When
you men have money you think you can dc
anything. Instead, men OF your class
should be an example TO the community
II read in the newspapers OF young Mr.
Gates here and there and everywhere
Now you are here before me and I am
glad Of It. The more money you have
when you come here the harder shall
| punish you A wealthy man should be
an example TO the community"
Mr.. Gates was held in $500 bail for trial.
The CLOSED shop" has won another de
cision from the New York courts.
printing establishment IN brooklyn made
an agreement with the unions in accord
ance with which the nonunion employees
were discharged. Three employees sueC
for their old places Justice Marcan saiS
that the men would have had a cas-
against the unions II the latter had brough
pressure to bear upon the company to pro
cure the discharges, but II the compan!
discharged the men in the exercise OF IL
hest judgment for it's own interests tn
men were not wrOnged ana had no case,
Civil service has been put in new
and highly interesting light by an occur
renee lately In a federal court in New
York. In a case involving misuse Of tn
mails the complainant called the defend
ing lawyer a liar, whereat the lawye
promptly struck him twice In the face
The complainant vainly sought the aTres
OF his assailant, the court authority hold
ing that the language used by the com
plainant had removed him beyond tn
proper protection OF the court. In futur
that court will be Chesterheldlan in It
atmosphere, especially when sensitive an
strong muscled lawyers are engaged.
The rubberneck wagon VIII have 4
change it's route and visitors will have L
eat their chop suey and birds nest some
where else II the proposition 90 wipe on
Chinatown is carried out Borough Presi
dent AheTn has set March 20 for a pub
lie hearing before the local improvement
board TO establish a small park within tn
boundaries Of Bayard street, the Bowery
Chatham Square and Park Row, WORT
street and Mulberry street, known a
Chinatown Mayor Mcclellan Is on recon-
as I'm favor Of the plan, and many OF tn
property owners interested have signe,
the petition for the park.