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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

cross the threshold Of these places. No
one is admitted to a Swiss relief in kin6
station unless his papers show that he
has been In regular work within the pre-
vious three months and out OF work at
least five days; unless they show also
that neither the police nor his own district
authorities have any reason for looking on
him askance. He who is admitted, how
ever, is made welcome and is treated with
consideration as a respectable man whom
misfortune has befallen.
Let men relax their efforts and show
signs Of a willingness to remain without Il
and they are at once thrown on their own
resources. The police, who are In close
cooperation with the station officials,
always keep a sharp watch on the unem-
ployed, especially on such as are sojourn-
ing in these refugees. and II they find them
refusing work when 1t Is offered under
reasonable conditions or accepting It and
losing through carelessness, laziness or
any other fault of their own, or lounging
by the wayside or in public houses In
stead Of betaking themselves where they
have been told there is a chance of a Job
the fact is reported, with the result that
there is made on their papers a note which
prevents their ever again crossing the
threshold Of any station. At the end OF
three months from the day they leavs
work they forfeit in any case their right
to go to any station. as by the law THAI
prevails in these institutions II IL only
men who have been in regular employment
during the previous three months who are
eligible to Observation-Disclosures Century.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
PRICE OF ARM AND LEG
Suit Brought by Young Girl Conn
promised by Union Pacific for
Six Thousand Dollars.

To recompense her as far as money can
for having to go through life with only one
arm and one leg. rance Stodolny, u
years of age, will receive 5000 from the
Union Pacific railroad. Judgment was
confessed by the railroad in district court
and was accepted by Henry Murphy, at
torney for the girl.
While ostensibly the judgment was for
only $3.50, the actual amount received is
5000, besides the expenses of treating the
girl for eight months at the hospital,
which will amount to almost $1,000 more.
The girl was the victim of a string of
unaway cars on the gravity switch track
leading from Summit to the viaduct at
Twenty-fourth street. She was picking up
coal along the track near Tw~enty-slxth and
Martha streets November 16. 1907, when
the string of cars running loose struck her
and severed her right arm near the
shoulder and her right leg near the knee.
She was in the hospital for eight months
towering between life and death, but
finally recovered. She sued for SIS. 900, but
the compromise was effected before the
case came to trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
RABBI MERRITT At TEMPLE
Former Omaha Man breaches to Old
Friends from Pulpit of Rev. DIR.
COhn Friday Evening.

From the Introductory remarks 1 am led
to believe that a preacher is sometimes not
without honor in his own spiritual birth
place. said Rabbi Max Merritt, who
preached at the Sabbath eve service at
Temple Israel last night.
DIR. Merritt had been introduced by Rabbi
Cohn OF the temple, who declared that an
introduction was rather a matter OF empty
form in the given case. because It was in
Temple Israel that Rabbi Merritt Of Evans
Wills, Ind. received his earlier spiritual ed
uc~ation."
Mr.. Merritt was in Omaha on account Of
the birthday Of his father. and the oppor-
tunity TO ask him to preach was eagerly
seized upon by DR.. Coin.
MY feelings when / stand forth in this
familiar place are somewhat difficult to ex-
press in words" said Rev. Merritt. My
situation reminds me somewhat OF a stnk-
Ing incident which occurred during the trip
through South America OF Secretary Root
on a diplomatic mission. At the close of
the civil war a number OF confederate Off
GERS determined to foreswsar forever their
conquered country. They set sail for Bra
III and there founded a little colony OF en-
patriatss. More than forty years had passed
between then ana the arrival OF Root and
his party. When he came there. feelings
which the former rebels thought had died
long years before sprang into fervor and
they crowded around him. white-haired
old men. children Of departed veterans and
The grandchildren OF heroes OF the lost
cause. They crowded around him. Wruna
his hand and DOTTED their hats reverently
70 the American flag which was displayed
II an meaat home 10 them. a home which
many had never even seen"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
PART OF THE MAN MAY LIVE
william Tape, Partially Dismem-
bered, Has Chance TO Defeat
Suicide Bullet.

With half of his face, the roof of his
mouth, one eye and particles of his brain
shot away by the shotgun with which he
tried to kill himself, William Tape, who
lived on a farm near Benson until he tried
to commit suicide a week ago Tuesday, has
chances Of escaping death after all. accord
ing to DR.. b. W.. Hall, who attends him.
1--WE have been awaiting symptoms OF
lockjaw," said DIR. Hall, but Tape seems
to be in good health and 1 believe he may
get over the matter and live with only his
Disagreement and the loss OF vision TO
mar his complete enjoyment Of life. His
vitality is remarkable and the way he has
hung on to life after the terrible ordeal
makes me believe that the probability OF
his death is becoming remote"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
PEDDLERS' PLAGUE in KANSAS
Warm Words from an Editor with
Cash Prize for n
Licking.

The esteemed western spirit shines
brightly and bristIes with native vigor in
the remarks of the editor of the Western
Spirit of Paola, Kan, as follows; All
sorts Of pikers nave been securing Miami
county for a week or 80. 1t IL unusual to
see these takers go numerous in a lean
year. 1t was thought that our short crops
would relieve this part Of Kansas from the
peddlers who MAXI their living by the game
OF grab. But this week II seems as though
all of the smooth-tongued and slick-fingeredl
gentry had held a convention. Every sort
Of graft has been attempted or pulled off,
the advertising graft, the wagon Jack graft,
the book graft, the picture charging graft.
the stock company graft, and a TIMBER
growing graft.
On gang of fellows who have operated
for several weeks here have cleaned up
5000 by selling a combination wagon-jack-
wire-stretcher device. This invention is a
good seller, but that's all. 1t reminds US OF
the tree-trimmer, which some g~rafters
palmed off on our people here thirteen
years ago for $3.50 apiece. Not one In 4
dozen of these tree-trimmers were used af-
ter being purchased.
Then, I'm addition to selling this combIna-
ton wagon Jack and wiro strstoher, the fel.
lows behind 1t are selling s216 worth OF
blue sky to every man that they can induce
to buy 1t. OF course, they don't denominate
1t blue sky nor county rights. They evade
the law of fraud by calling II their ''share
OF profits" A ranker fake was never turned
loose in this county since the days of the
Sunbeam" cultivator racket, the spring. !
tooth harrow and the like. The takers who |
sold suits OF clothing here about a year ago
and robbed every patron, right, left and
six, were good Samaritans, compared to the
adrolt trlcksters who are operating ths
latest strong-arm trick.
How long will people allow themselves
to be gulled? Surely there has been enough
said in this county to warn and fortify the
people against the peddlers, the promoters
and the fakers who are always seeking to
get something for nothing. Yet, It seems
that an artful peddler can still win. How
ever, The Western Spirit. renews It's prize
offer. 1t wiz give $40 in gold to the man or
woman who whips a peddler. This licking
must be done according to Hoylo and done
thoroughly. The peddler must be pounded
up or crippled so he can't operate any moro
in this county. No slight skinning Of the
nose will go. The faker must be laid out
and II the beating should be so severe
that 1t finally ends his grating operations,
then, all the better. II he dies, really dies,
and is dead, dead clean through, then The
Western Spirit will, at its own expense,
erect a monument in the Potter's corner
Of the cemetery where he is buried witt
this inscription: /
Earth has one peddler less;
He'll, one peddler more.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
mo, THANK YOU" SAYS ROGERS
Boss Democrat. Declines to accept
Place in the City
Council.

As a post-Christmas gift to some
twenty democrats living In the Twelfth
ward, George Rogers, big chief in the
Jimocrat camp and boss of all democrats
In Omaha, announces that he will not ac-
cept the appointment as councilman from
the Twelfth to succeed Jeff w. Bedford,
who will resign the first of the year when
he takes his seat IN the Board Of County
Commissioner as member from the Fifth
district, to succeed w. G.. Ure.
81 have been told 1 could have the coun-
ell position if 1 wanted 1t, and 1 certainly
appreciate the honor" said Mr.. Rogers.
But my business affairs will not ALLOW
me to accept it, for 1 would either have to
neglect my business or neglect the affairs
of the city, and l would not want to do
either"
81 believe that the city pays the MEM
bGrs Of the council enough to warrant their
giving good service, but l am not in a posi-
ton to give the city 1925 worth Of time a
month. 1 want to see the city grow. am
not after anything politically, and when
the city grows my business grows, and
that is sufficient satisfaction for me-
The boss said he would not intimate who
he would like to see elected to the seat
to be vacated next week, saying that he
would leave that entirely to the members
Of the council. There are over twenty
candidates, but four are so far in the
lead that the others are looked upon as
'also rams" These four are A. L. Lin
dell, NJ. La Ender, j. C. McCreary and
Lester A. Thatcher.
The meeting of Tuesday evening will be
the last session Councilman Bedford will
attend as a member
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
THREE MEN GET THIRTY CENTS
Thugs Reap Rich for Their
Trouble of Holding Up
Two Men.

II all men were to get out of a gun play
and ho'dup affair as easily as did A.. Whit
comb of 1905 South Thirteenth street and
Jacob Lisshitz Of 1907 Mason street Christ
mas night highwaymen would have to leave
Omaha for more lucrative fields Of opera
ton.
Three men, one of whom flashed a re-
volver. held up Whitcomb and Lissh!tz Fri
day night at Thirteenth and L~eavenworth
streets under the railroad bridge that
crosses the street at that point, while the
latter were on their way home. Only 10
cents, a pocketboOk and a front door key
were taken from Whiteomb and 20 cents
and a poeketbook from the other man.
Descriptions OF the three men have been
furnished the police, who are looking for
them. It Is said the holdup trio boarded a
street car for South Omaha after the affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Eavs Root Print ~.
Rudolph +. swobOda, Public Accountant.
Rinshart, photographer. 18th & Farnsm-
Bowman, III N. 1s. Douglas shoe, $3.50.
Pa Rourks for holiday candies and CT
gars. sis s. 18th.
Equitable Life-Pohcies. sight drafts at
maturity. II. ID. Nicely. manager. Omaha.
Keep your money ana In a
safe deposit box In the American Safe De-
posit Vaults In The Bee building. which Is
absolutely burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for only 81 a year or 81 a quarter.
Yonr money ana insurance papers
proof safe deposit box In the American
Safe Deposit valuts In the Bee build
ing. Boxes rent for only 81 a year, or
only 81 a quarter.
lila L. Emery TO SPEAK on Ethics-
Elias l.. Emery will address the Omaha
Philosophical society Sunday at 8 o'clock
p. m, in Baright hall. Nineteenth and
Farnam streets, on Ethics"
Mrs. Mertins Christensen at Rsst-The
funeral Of Mrs. Mertine Christensen, who
died Tuesday, was held at the home, 149
Phelps street, at l o'clock Saturday after
noon. Interment was in Laurel Hill ceme-
terry.
Trainload Of New Autos-AutomobiIs
dealers OF Omaha claim they have a train
load OF low and medium priced machines
ordered which will arrive in Omaha during
the first sixty days of the New Year n
they are machines especially adapted for
country use.
Little BOY Plays Holdup-Roy Guild, IL
years Of age, told Judge Estells he was
only playing holdup when he attacked a
younger boy and his sister and took 90
cents away from them. He was in Juvenile
court Saturday morning, but his parents,
who live at no North Seventeenth street,
paid back the money and he was released
after a lecture from the court.
window Curtains Burnsd-The residence
Of Deputy United States Marshal Joseph
II. Proctor at 1924 Ruggles street narrowly
escaped destruction by fire Saturday morn
ing through a lamp explosion. Mr.. Proctor,
while making the morning fires, heard the
explosion in the dining room and as he
entered found the room full Of flame. The
destruction was confined to the window
curtains and a few minor articles of house
hold furniture. The damage will be about
$50.
Look out for Fake Observation-Disclosures
Of the association in Omaha lave engaged
to care for delegates to the colored peoples
convention Of the Interstate Literary Asso.
citation of Kansas and the West next week
and John Grant Pegg, chairman Of the COM
mittee, say nc one has been authorized to
collect money for. entertainment purposes.
Some soliciting has been done by unauthor-
lied parties and the chairman requests any
who have contributed to communicate with
him and he will endesvor to refund the
money.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
RECORD REGISTERED MAIL
Heaviest Ever Received at Christ
mas Time by the Omaha
P~OstOnice.

The heaviest registered mail ever received
at the Omaha postoffice came in Christmas
and the night preceding, with additional
arrivals during Saturday. Almost all the
available store room in the registry depart
ment ~ crowded with the mail, but it was
beinL deliver to callers with rapitity and
still the piles did not seem to diminish very
seriously.
In view OF the heavy registered mail
arriving Saturday and to arrive Saturday
night. the registry department will be kept
open from . o'clock Sunday morning until
9 o'clock in the afternoon to accommodate
the public.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
DOUGLAS IS FOR R.. A CLARK
Local Legislature Crowd Will Support
Hsrdman Man for Speaker.
SHOEMAKER IS THE ONLY REBEL
He says He VIII support Pool, the
Candidate of the Burlington
stOecker only n Joke,
They Say.

Several conferences have been held by
MEMBERS of the Douglas county delegation
to the state legislature, but little has been
agreed upon, either as to legislation or as
to officers of the two houses. 1t is prac-
tically certain that Douglas will not put
forth a candidate for president Of the
senate. Frank Ransom, who was mem
toned as a candidate Immediately after
election, has decided not to enter the race,
For speaker of the house w. f. Stoecker
will be a candidate.
Mr.. Stoecker has been working hard for
the plum, but his fellow members. or the
majority Of them, look Upon his candidacy
as something of a joke. Eight OF the nine
house members from this county Will give
him a complimentary vote on the first
ballot, however, providing Mr.. Stoecher
stays In the ring until that time. = After
this 1t is probable hat a majority will
20 to r. A.. Clark of Richardson county,
the candidate brought out by Lee Herd
man.
One member of this eounty's delegation
will not support the Herdman candidate,
and this is w. s. Shoemaker. Mr.. Shoe
maker has been shouting long and loud
that he will vote for Charles w. Pool of
Johnson county, the Burlington candidate.
Mr.. Shoemaker announces that he will vote
for Mr.. Pool on the first ballot opposing
the idea of even giving a complimentary
vote to Billy 'Stoeoker.
J.. A. oils for President.
The leading candidate for president of
the senate is ]. A. oils of ord. Frank
Ransom did not say he weuld vote for
Mr.. Oils, but in the same sentence In
which he said that he was net a candidate
he said that MI. Oils was.
Henry c. Richmond of Omaha wants to
be clerk Of the house and he says his can
rdidacy is progressing well and that he be
lieves the Douglas county delegation will
stand by him. Mr.. Richmond was formerly
with the local democratic paper, later with
a paper at Fremont. and during the cam
paign was a secretary on the national COM
mittee. He has ribbed up many of the
democratic newspaper men in the state
and is making his campaign on the propo-
sition that the party owes something to
the press and that he is the logical re-
cipient of that recognition.
Mr.. Richmond has strong opposition in
Trenmore Cone of Saunders county. Mr..
Cone wal a member OF the last house, but
was defeated for reelection
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
TRADE LARGEST YET
Retail Business Surpasses All Records
for Local Merchants.
RANGE OF PRICES LOWER, TOO
One store Averages FOrty-Five Thou
sand Dollars Worth of Business n
Day for Three Weeks Pre-
cedtng Christmas.

Not until the day after Christmas did the
business man Of Omaha realise what Santa
Claus had done for them.
With lower prices than ever for almost
all the staple lines Of holiday goods, par
t~ioularly those carried by the big dry goods
and department stores, merchants probably
have broken all records for business.
Here are three OF flfty-seven reasons why
the business has been good:
One store averaged almost $45, 900 per day
for three weeks.
One extensive dealer in postal cards sold
10000 of the little modest holiday remem-
ORANGES.
One travelling man put orders for January
delivery amounting to S15,C0) on the desk
Of the sales manager Thursday evening.
As a result of the actual buying many of
the largest stores have stocks damaged by
prosperity" and the experience of one shop
per Thursday evening at a big department
store gives some idea of the actual condi-
tions. This woman wanted a box OF mems
handkerchiefs and she took half a dozen
linen handkerchief which were not as
good as the ones she wanted because the
best ones We're all gone.
In a South Sixteenth street store a man
wanted two pairs of the same kind and
size OF short kld gloves and finally ac-
cepted two shades.
In the Line of Books.
Whole lines of books were so we'll sorted
out that it was scarcely possible to name
your book and be able to get 1t without
compelling the clerk to substitute another
brand of literature. This frequently re-
suited in book buyers getting something by
Jack London instead of by John Greenleaf
Whittier, and they accepted j. Herbert
Quick for Sir Walter Scott, though there
is nothing similar in their writings. AS
Ebert Hubbard does not sell his works
through the book stores. he escaped be-
ing substituted for Richard Harding Davis
or the author of Widow in Name Only"
But such was the experience of the re-
~tailers, and the postal card houses did
a business which shows how the fad is
growing and when they opened to sell
New Year cards Saturday morning they
had a short assortment of cards. 1t is said
that no less than 100000 postal cards were
sold for the holidays, either direct or on
orders from Omaha houses. The whole
salers handling the lines have no idea as
yet Of the extent of their business.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
The Pimple
And The Face
First Show signs of the Blood Poverty
Which Causes Most Skin
Diseases,

Il is a strange truth that pimples usu-
ally appear upon the face, thus illustrate
ing that nature uses the most direct
method OF convincing man that the blood
is filled with poison.
The human circulatory system is said
to be the most wonderful of all evidences
OF nature. II carries health, food and
strength to every part OF the body. 1t
also carries from every part of the body
an germ lifo, waste matter and decay.
II through poor eating, indigestion, con-
stipauon, etc. the blood is filled with
poisonous. decayinR, irritating fluids,
these polsons are carried to the lungs,
where they are attempted TO be cleansed
BY the oxygen from air inhaled.
II this does not accomplish the results
demanded the blood takes away the poison
ana carries IL to the little cells cf the
skin. where they leave IT, Here these
e polsons Irfttate and decay. until at last
they form pimples and blackheads and
other skin eruptlons: at last bursting or
are removed by man.
When you have pimples Il is a certain
sign yOur blood IL wrong, that the great
human blood system is turned into IN in
trieate series of sewerage canals which
are filled with impurities.
science long ago learned that Calcium
Hulphide was the most powerful, harm
less and beneficial blood purifier obtain
able.
stuart's Calcium Waters. under chem
ical tests, oonclusively prove themselves
20 be one OF the best methods Of prsserv-
ing the fun strength OF this great blood
cleanser,
me real beauty OF stuArt's Calcium
waters lies In their rapid work. Their
good effects are seen after only a few
days use and q face full or pimples haa
been made clear and clean after only nvs
DAYS use OF these waters.
These waters. by the peculiar stuart
q process, preserve and hold the fuil
2 strength OF Calcium ~sulphide, 30 that thu
system obtains this wonderful purifier n
its most efficient state.
other methods Of administering and pre-
pairing Calcium sulphide have proven
stuart's Calcium WATERS 20 be the besl
method
Go 70 your druggist and buy a boz Of
these little pimple eradicStors today
price, SOC. or send US your name and al
, dress ana We will send y0u a trial pack
= age ~ mail free Address y. A. etuAri
Co. as Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
MAN FOUND DEAD IN BED
Ernest Robbins, n Painter, Dies At
south Thirteenth street
ROOming House.

Ernest Rohlfing. a painter, about IS years
old. was found dead in bed at a rooming
house at COZ South Thirteenth street by the
proprietor Saturday morning at 2 o'clost.
Coroner Heafey took charge OF the body
and will hold an inquest Monday morning
TO investigate the case. a. the man died
rather Unexpectedly. He has a son working
in Council BluffA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

children took up the cry. All eyes had
been turned aloft and looking IN the dlrec-
ton where all the children gazed there
could be seen a figure with a long White
beard. In a minute more another SINH
arly bewhiskered man aieo made his APP
pearance in the gallery and the hubbub
became ear-splittine
One personifier Of st. Nicholas was DR..
vanFleet, the other the regular Santa
Claus OF the Brandeis store. which. IN ad-
dition to loaning him. had sent the mis-
sion a large consignment OF gifts
After this the distribution OF presents
began. II was a considerable task for
1000 presents had been neatly tied and
labeled and TO give these each to the
rightful boy or girl occupied a long time.
Some youthful faces became anxious when
their turn did not come. but none was left
out. Each hid In passing out was also
given a large box OF candy.
Home of Behotyak r. Merry.
There was rejoicing this afternoon in the
home Of Lahotysk; the HOUSE Of Morocco
was filled with glee; in the abode of
vasofskys there is a happy boy and an
equally happy mother; Emil Shramek is
praying for snow that he may try his new
sled; Mary vnt, a blithe little Bohemian
girl. is mothering a pretty doll which Is
the handsomest thing in the house of vnt
except for the cleaning countenance OF
the doll-mother. There are 995 more
homes like these where PLEASURE has been
unalloyed since Saturday morning and its
important happenings came to pass
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
TWO YOUTHS CAUGHT IN ACT
Of Young Men Try to sen Horse
and BuEEy for Fifty
Dollars.

Arrested at Waterloo while trying to
dispose Of a horse and buggy for $50.
young men will be brought back to
Omaha to explain how they happened to
have the team. One OF the men gives
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

the name of Bert wildly and his resi-
dence as 112 California street, but the
other refused TO give his name to Con-
stable Campbell who arrested him. 1t is
charged they hired the outfit Friday even
ing at the Douglas Street barn. run by
Jack Prizes.