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Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
ZERO WEATHER IN WISCONSIN
Coolest Weather of Winter Brings
Mercury Down I'm Tier of
Northern States.

LACROSSE, Wis, Jan. To-day brought
the coldest weather Of the winter thus far
in the northwest. At Wisconsin and south
ern Minnesota points the first zero weather
Of the season was experienced. At s o'clock
the temperature at Lacrosse was zero. at
Duluth 2 below, at Williston, y. D.. y be-
low and at Winnipeg 10 below
The Mississippi river was frozen over
today at Lacrosse and other upper river
points. This was the latest date on record
for the river 10 be closed by ice.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
MASSACHUSETTS SESSION OPENS
Many Important Question VIII Come
Before SOIOns.

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-The l29th great and
general court, as the legislature of Massa-
chusetts is formally known, was convened
today and orders were adopted for the
Inauguration tomorrow Of Governor Curtis
Guild and Lieutenant Governor Draper.
An unusual amount OF business already
awaits action by the Legislature. Five bills
opposing the mergers of the Boston &
Maine with the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad has been filed and other
measures bearing on the same matter are
anticipated.
In addition. half dozen commissions
authorized by the last legislature which
have been sitting since last summer on
questions of taxation, labor, industrial
education, commerce and industry, insur-
ance, labor and savings banks will report
and suggest numerous notifications of the
present laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
WOMAN AMBULANCE SURGEON
BROOKLYN Has One who Won Out in
severe Competitive Ex-
animation.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Brookyn had its
first glimpse Of woman ambulance sur
geon today, when DR.. Mary Merritt an
swered calls from the Williamsburg hos
ptal DR.. Merritt is prepossessing young
woman of %, who won the post of ambu-
lance surgeon after a competitive examina-
ton in which thirty-four men fresh from
college entered DR.. Merritt is a resident
of Nyack. n. Y, and a graduate of Cor
nell During her college life she was known
as an expert oarswoman.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02

YANKTON, S. D., Jan. l.-(Spccial Tele-
gram )-Early New Years morning John
Cap. a Bohemian, was caught by a broken
belt at the cement works and hurled around
the main shaft 70 instant death. HIS body
was terribly mangled and his clothing
stripped into ribbons. His body was found
after the accident high overhead on a brace
beam Of the roof. He was assisting in lay
ing belt at the time OF the accident lie
leaves a mother in the old country and a
brother In Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
LARGEST row ON RECORD
steamer VIII Leave Louisville with
Equivalent of TwcntY-One-Mile
Freight Train.

LOUISVILLE, KY Jan. 1-When the
steamer Sprague leaves on its next south
ern trip in a few days it will take south
one of the largest tows ever pulled by a
single boat on the Ohio or Mississippi
rivers. Tbe tow will consist of forty-fve
coal boats. seven barges, two fuel boats
and one model barge. It will be nearly
800 feet wide and 1000 feet long. and will
carry 1,5O5,OOO bushels of coal. THIS, il
loaded into ordinary freight cars, would
make a train over twenty-one miles long.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
MUCH BUILDING IN FA1RBURY
Number of Business Blocks and Resi-
deDces Galore.


FAIRBURY, Neb., Jan. L-(Special)-
The new buildings erected in Fairbury dur
ing 1907 cost a total OF S174,5OO. The brick
structures cost SSO950. including the Boone
hotel building, $4,000; the Bonham Ma
tional bank building. $1,000, and an addi-
tion to the Fairbury Iron Works which
cost $4,000 New dwellings cost $4,000, and
$l3 200 was expended for additions to dwell
lings built previous to 1907. Barns and
shops cost $500. There are a number of
dwellings in course of erection which are
not counted In this asqsstuate, as they are
not completed. The basement of the new
Catholic church, of which the contract
price is Sls.3Oo. is finished and covered over
until spring, when work will commence on
the superstrueture The amount of con-
crete sidewalks, crossings and curbing is
greater than any previous year, and the
city has recently finished twelve-foot con-
crete arches across Eighth and across F
streets. and built a reinforced concrete
bridge with sidewalks on the street lead
ing to the city park.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
HYMENEAL
Dreyer-IsFuel.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, Jan. 1.-(Special)-
The marriage last evening in this city of
Miss Sara Grace Israel, the younger daugh-
ter of the late Max Israel, and Mr.. Samuel
Dreyer of Chicago attracted number of
guests from Chicago, Aurora, Ill, Fort
Wayne, Ind, Iowa Falls and Waterloo.
The officiating minister was DIR. S. Fem
schreiger of Davenport and the wedding
was one Of the most elaborate ever wit
messed in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
ON TRIAL FOR ANCIENT CRIME
Henry Shipman, After Twenty Years
in Asylum, will he Held
for Murder.

NEW YORK, Jan LIN the Tombs,
awaiting trial for murder, is Henry Ship
man, aged 81 who shot and killed Mrs.
Josephine Mason in this city about twenty
years ago. Shipman was the son of a
Rochester physician, who died leaving a
fortune it is said. Shpman was adjudged
insane and sent to Matteawan The case
attracted wide attention at the time. Ship
man was discharged from Matteawan in
stimtion recently and soon he will be
placed on trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
BULLOCK GUEST OF PRESIDENT
south DakOtAn spends New Years
With His Old Hunting
Companion.
CFrom a SIAN Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Jan. l.-CspeciaI TeIe-
gram. )-Captain Seth Bullock. United States
marshal with headquarters at Deadwood,
5. D., with his wife. is house guest OF
President Roosevelt over New Years. Cap
tain Bullock is an old friend and hunting
companion Of President Roosevelt and came
20 Washington not only as a guest OF the
president, but incidentally 10 call al the
Department OF Justice regarding some mat
ters relative TO the conduct of his ONCE as
United States marshal
At the White House reception today
Mrs. Seth Bullock was In the receiving line
IN company with the ladies OF the cabinet
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
SUIT FILED AGAINST MAYOR
Mayor of LeavenwOrth Must Defend
Himself Against Charges of
PrOhibitiOnists,

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. IA suit to ouSt
Peter Everhardy from office as mayor of
IeRvenworth and a citation for Police
Captain n. J. Taylor to appear before
the supreme court on the charge of con-
tempt were filed in the supreme court today
by Fred S, Jackson, attorney general L.
is charged that Everhardy has not enforced
the prohibitory law. Captain Taylor, 1t
is charged. has violated the order of the
court by accepting money from Jointlsts
in lieu of license fees.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
MANITOBA BUYS TELEPHONES
Provincial Government Purchases Bell
system and VIII ODer-
crate II.

WINNIPEG. Man, Jan. 1.-Announce-
ment is made by the provincial government
that the Bell Telephone system in Mani
toba had been purchased by the govern
ment. The price paid was SS,SOO,OC0, The
government will assume control on jan
uary Is and the system will be operated
by a commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02
ROOSEVELT BORN AT Ell PASo
One of TFipIets who Come 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. L.. II. Butter
bnu-h.

Ill PASO. Tex. Jan. l.-Triplets. a boy
and two girls, were born last night 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Ii. II. Butterbaugh Of this city.
The father is railroad engineer. He will
name his son Roosevelt.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-02

Continued on Second Page.)
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

tied Republican or Democrat who,
after election. slides gracefully back
into party traces, perfectly satisfied
to have his independence" elect him,
but carrying the joke no further.
Reform is a prolific source of politi-
cal "four-flushing." Take some bust
ness which offends certain of the more
puritanically inclined citizens. This
business may be regularly licensed
and declared legal, and there may be
constitutional grounds which. until a
change in the constitution, would alb
solutely proven. interference in the
business on the part Of the authori-
ties. Does this daunt the 'four-flush-
err who wishes a little advertising?
Not bit Of it. He gets together his
cohorts and besIeges the political au-
thorities demanding that they do those
things which are under. the law abso-
lutely forbidden.
The authorities consult the law de-
partment, and the department gives
an opinion, based on the soundest au-
thority. that The proposition is unten.
able. Then the reforming -four,
fusher" holds few public meetings
and adds some more "four-flushers" to
the list. Speeches are made and the
authorities are denounced. also the
lawyers who have given the dissent
ing opinion to the views of the reform
"four-fushers."
Then some scintillating genius
among the brethren suggests that an
Injunction be obtained from some per-
fectly unbiased" Judge. A descent
Is made upon the courts, a perfectly
unbiased AMI complaisant jurist is
picked out, who issues an Injunction.
and the "four-flushers" gather to offer
up thanks. An appeal being taken
from his ruling. the state court. or the
supreme court of the United Suites.
hands down an opinion that the .'un.
biased" judge is an Ass" or words to
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just telling you because you can see
for yourself how it is. We need every
vote we can rake and scrape. There's
lots of ugly talk about this thing in
my neighborhooG. and it's the same
everywhere. Well, SO long,"
Now this Song and dance" might
be reeled OF by some fellow who had
b 25foot lot that was on q street that
was about to ie paved with a cheap
paving, and his advice" was a -four.
flush" to try to get decentralization
by the board Of local Improvements of
the order to pave. If he succeeded, he
would save few dollars in assess
ments. He goes away thinking he has
started something doing" which may
lead to a reconsideration" The facts
are that his spiel" has fallen on abb
solutely barren ground. The question
of politics "cuts no ice" whatever
with the matter he is arguing, and a
passing street band playing "Iiawa-
tina" would exert as much influence as
he does in politics. Everyone except
ing himself know that what he says.
does, thinks and feels is of no more
importance than a rabbit
No one but q rank "four-ausher'
makes these senseless breaks" but
the large cities simply swarm with
rank "fOur-flushers."
A favorite scheme of the standard
"four-fushers" IN elections was to put
up an independent" dummy" candi-
date. Sometimes two dummy" can.
didates we're put forward in the race.
Suppose. for instance. that "A" and
B" are the regular candidates Of the
main parties. 3D." we will say, IL the
stronger of the two. "A" finances the
nomination Of an Independent" can.
didate. or a Prohibition, Labor Social.
list, or any old candidate whom he may
think will weaken BIS" chances. II
B" thinks the move will weaken him,
he may mp with an Independent" can
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the fellow who would get you in q
corner and reason with you, emphasiz'
ing his points" earnestly, but in an
undertone.
You know how that is. Mac" he
would go on. The people out there
feel that way, and that's the way they
feel all over the city. It's strange to
me that some one hasn't pointed 1t out
to the mayor. II something isn't done
we'll lose out election day. Such q
comparatively small thing. too. II
don't make any difference to me per.
sonally. for l don't care. But don't
want to see our boys lose. Somebody
ought to see his honor about 1t. I'm
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didate of "A's" party stripe, and pay

didate Of "A's" party stripe. and pay
his expenses to cut into "A's" vote.
All this is "fcur-1ushing'' to make
the voters believe there are four or
i've "Richmonds in the field when. in
fact, "A" and B" are the only real
figures in the contest, and the extra
candidates are fakes" And the
beauty about 1t Is that these "inde-
pendent" or other campaigns are often
waged valiantly and a tremendous
up about them. But the real independ
ent. the independent who sometimes
gets elected on q genuine and not q
faxed" race, Is usually some disgrun-
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friends of the advocates of votes for
women"
The movements of no other woman
in Germany outside of the members Of
the royal family are followed more
closely by the public than those OF
DR.. Augsburg. She is a familiar fig
ure in almost every part OF the Ger
man empire. her mass of short, curly
hair, and close-fitting reform garb
making her an easy mark for the Gu
rious.
1t Is, DR.. Augspurg's tongue which
has landed her SO often behind prison
bars. She is a fearless speaker, and
in a country like Germany her opin-
ions on the equality of the sexes
are regarded as little short Of rev0lu-
tionary.
Her latest sojourn in prison was the
consequence of q few remarks on
the Hamburg police, after witnessing
an attempt to quell a street riot
She was a born orator and p0liti-
clan. She has that greatest Of all
gifts for speaking. personal magnet
ism.
This German woman Is q lawyer.
She is practically the mother Of the
women's movement In Germany. In
1902 she founded the Woman's Suf-
frage league, of which she Is now
president.
The career of DR.. Augsburg Is an ex-
ample Of the triumph Of a strong
minded woman over the conventions
that hedge about the sex in Germany.
Practically her whole life has been a
preparatory school for the unique po-
sition which she now holds. She
was raised in a family of jurists.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

1 The others at the card table and there.
by rake down the pot" But it does
not always work.
In politics l have seen enormous
quantities of "four-flushing' INDUCED
in: and in fact about two-fifths of all
| politics is "four-flushing."
In the various angles of the political
game there may be counter -four
flushing" or practicing the art on
both sides. or il there are four or five
| candidates in he field. there may be
only one candidate who really stands
! any show of election. and a quartette
OF -four flushers" gaily bringing up
the rear. The also rams" have entered
the race for various reasons. Some
Of them get little notoriety. some of
them to try their political strength.
and others for the purpose of leading
a forlorn hope against the probable
winner.
There are "four-fushers" who ply
their vocation deliberately, and those
who do 1t by dint Of long practice at
dissimulation: and still others who
have the practice forced on them by
reason Of circumstances. Some men
are born to It: other men achieve
''four-flushing. and others still have It
thrust upon them There are the loud
mouthed and noisy members of the
tribe. and also the quiet and persuas
lively earnest devotees of the cult. The
blatant ones are the. fellows who usu-
ally wear large headlight" diamond
stud. and who bring down to the down.
town political headquarters astonish-
ing reports about what they are going
to do in their particular wards.
l recollect particularly one Of this
kind. He was always going to do
great things. And he would demon
strate by verba: mathematics Just how
1t was "cinch' that he had the ward
tied up as tight as a snare drum. All
suggestions that he might possibly be
mistaken were either pooh-poohed
away, or you were given to under
stand that YOU were dead nutty."
This gentleman would keep on swell
Ing until the morning after election,
and then he would disappear for a few
days. When he reappeared. with his
ward knocked "galley-west" in the
election. and about 80 per cent. of his
predictions gone wrong, he would still
have that old "Dluffy" walk on him,
and would be Cabling triumphantly
about some precinct that had gone his
way, and explaining how they would
have al! went the same way II bill
Botsford" or Zoe Sammons" or pete
HighbalI' had stuck" The only of.
fensive thing about this Holsters attf.
tude was that he assumed that some
one was going TO believe him. He was
per Sc "stiff," as such cattle are
termed in politics. and a laughing
stock among seasoned politicians, but
he went about imagining that he was
real factor In politics, when he could
scarcely control his own vote.
As rule. these plugs" were fellows
who had accidentally gotten a little
Meeting notoriety in the ward. They
might by some strange accident have
even been elected alderman for one
term Or they might have been can
didates on one occasion for that of.
fee. But everybody was ION to-
them.
The quiet. >silky "four-dusher" was
the one who tip-toed around with
great schemes for carrying the cleo.
don BY following his advice. He was
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lat effect, and the Injunction is dis

SOlVcO.
Thereupon the "four-fushers" hold
additional meetings. in which they de-
lounce the supreme courts. and. as
soon as a new set of authorities come
into power. resume the old blur of
asking that the business which they
10 not like be suppressed.
One of the most unique Of political
'four-fushers" IS the man who is
"bucking the game" solely on his
nerve. I recol,ect one such individ-
ual. and he was certainly a classic
specimen. and G nervy proposition.
A certain hotelkeeper had been Sc
lected as a candidate for aldermanic
honOrs. At party headquarters. after
his name had been offered and deter
mined upon. a committee of "promi.
nent citizens" was picked out to noti-
~ the gentleman of the honor which
had been accorded him. Among
others, this hot sport was chosen, as
he was a very neat talker. and the
Craftsmanship o. the notifying commit.
tee was reserved to him, as the man
news to the hotelkeeper of his selec-
ton as the aldermanic standard
bearer.
At that time of the year, early
spring. a number of these prominent
citizens" were wearing light over
coats. and our hero was nattily attired
in one which battoned high to his
throat. with an immaculate silk muf-
fer folded neatly above it.
AS the committee entered the rotun-
da Of the hotel 1t met the then city
clerk. who. on invitation. accompanied
them on their trip.
The Boniface was sent for. a pri.
vate room opened and the gentleman
with the dove-colored spring overcoat
and silk mufier stepped from the
group Of prominent citizens" and
urged the acceptance by the tentative
candidate of the honor vouchsafed
him. 1t was a neat spe sch. and told
of the representative citizens" who
were present. anxious to lend their
prestige and solid business standing
to his campaign. all prominent busi-
ness men," and all DESTROYS of having
the ward taken care of in the council
by a man of their own stamp.
The hotelkeeper was very much
gratified. accepted the honor in a few
words and invited the committee to
take dinner with him. 1t being just
about six in the evening. All but the
city clerk and tine orator of the even
ing accepted the invitation with alac-
rity. The orator. however pleaded an
imperative engagement, and the city
clerk had to catch a train. But as
these two cam. out of the hotel the
city clerk, who knew his companion
as a sort of 'fly-by night" ward politi-
clan. said. why didn't you stay and
take dinner with the committee, Dick?
The old man will give the boys a fine
feed in there"
To which the politician, with a per-
fectly nonchalant air, replied: I'D
have liked to, first rate; but I haven't
got any shirt on at the same time
opening his spring overcoat and dis
closing underneath his stylish muf-
fer the unmist akable presence of a
neat but not gaudy undershirt next to
his manly chest
The city clerk reached into his vest
pocket and dislodged a two-doliar bill
This he handel to his friend. You're
a dandy representative citizen all
right, Dick" he remarked. "and a first
class business nan. Go and get you a
shirt with that and then buy some
thing to eat"
ERNEST M'GAFFEY.
Copyright. 1908. by Joseph B. Bowies.)
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
LEADING GERMAN svFraAe,sr.!
Or. Anita Ausspuro Has Served Many
Prison Terms for Her Cause.

Berlin.-Fraulein DR.. Anita Aug
spurg. leader Of the German claim
ants Of votes for women In Germany.
has served 20 terms In prison for her
insistence In behalf Of her cause. and
probably holds the record.
The Anita" as her followers call
her. recently attracted attention again.
by her reputation Of the social demo-
Gratis In the name Of the woman suf-
frASe movement. The socialists have
long been looked upon a the especial
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
MERCHANT MARINE LEAGUE.
Joseph G. Butler Of Youngstown, O.
Elected President.

Youngstown. O.-Joseph G. Butler.
Jr., of this city. who has been elected
president of the Merchant Marine
League of the United States, has been
for many years general manager Of
the Brier Hill Iron & Coal company.
and is a recognized authority on pig
iron. When the Bessemer Pig Iron
Ter was chosen as chairman, and he
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Costly English Railroads.

The directors of the Great Northern,
Great Central and Great Eastern Rail-
way companies of England have de-
cided to seek parliamentary powers
with a view to entering into a working
agreement based upon tie arrange
ments recently approved by the share
holders of the Great Central and Great
Northern companies. The three COM
panies have already made arrange
ments for CO operation in connection
with the movement Of their tramc,
which will tend toward economy In
working. The existing capital OUTLAWS
Of the three companies amount to q
total Of e161, 100000. and this large
sum Of money has been expended
chiefly upon the construction of about
2.71z miles Of railways. Including the
sums expended upon hotels, harbors.
wharves and other miscellaneous DUR.
poses. the average cost a mi Of road
works out at the very large figure Of
about 100000.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

still occupies that position. He has
been connected with iron manufacture
since boyhood and is considered to be
one of the chief authorities In the
United States on blast furnaces, coke
and iron ore matters. Mr. Butler is
reputed to be a keen student of men
and affairs and long has been inter-
ested in the work of the Merchant Ma
rine league. He succeeds Harvey d.
Goulder, who resigned the presidency.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

The treasures Of thu louvre are now
guarded by vatchoogs.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05
The term "four-fiushing," al

- he term ''f0ur-aushing." al
though of comparatively
recent origin. merely
means. In its last analysis.
- q pretense. 1t is . poker
term. meaning in that game the prac-
tice of pretending that you have i've
cards of one suit when you only have
four of one suit and one Of another.
and of trying to win with that kind
of a hand. in hopes that the other play
ers will believe that you have a gen.
uine "fush." five cards In one suit.
1t is a favorite pastime in the great
American game to bet high on q
-four flush" to intimidate or ''tim.fy"
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

Few men succeed in living up to
their opinions of themselves.
The Columbus journal., 1908-08-05

Hs Way+ Hs Hsanner3, HIS
Methods, HIS Dress. and
ny.by.Nxhe Election
ScAemes-Ooa6 Ro1lScaIDy
To-Day. He Rssurreets
Himself To-morroW n .
New W0d, With q New
Plan and Perhaps Anma1ss
vvitA De otAsr Psrsy-Hovv
He Takes Up Rsser. . IN
Asses and kleets Defeat,
vvith Attendane Noeor3ety,
Craesldny.